Alright. So it turns out that the hot water was only off for a day and a half. According to David, this is a miracle! So thanks to the Lord!
The Philharmonia was utterly amazing, I have to say. They had a woman and a man who sang pieces from Carmen together and they were fabulous.
Tuesday was a bit of a gauntlet. Since we didn't have class on Monday, we had 3 classes on Tuesday instead of our usual 2. This means 4 and a half almost continuous hours of instruction, and I was more than ready to leave by about 10 minutes into the first class. But it ended up not being as terrible as it could have been, really. Afterwards we came home and then went out to watch the next game. Our new friend Phil came along as well. He is (as he will tell you) actually from Wales, but he goes to school in Bath. He's a very nice boy, and pretty fun to watch a game with.
On Wednesday, Anna and Kim and I went out to lunch and then to a little cafe for coffee to discuss some things and just kind of chat. I really enjoyed myself. Part of the really nice thing about going out here is that I can tell day by day how much better my comprehension is becoming. I no longer stare dumbfounded at the waiters and waitresses when they speak to me or ask me questions, or at least not quite as often as before. After we finished with that, it was time to run home and get changed to then immediately head over to the Mikhailovsky Theater to see the ballet of the Little Humpbacked Horse. It was totally delightful. The theater is unbelievably gorgeous, and the ballet itself was engaging and fun, especially since the Humpbacked Horse is my favorite Russian fairy tale!
Today was quite fun as well. After class, Bart, Geoff, Emily, Kim, Alex and I wanted to go to the State Political History Museum, since our tour of Lenin's office was cancelled due to, among other things, President Obama being in the building we were wanting to go into. However, when we got there we discovered that the museum is closed on Thursdays. So instead we went across the street to Peter and Paul fortress. We decided to walk along the ramparts, and I ended up losing 50 rubles because the woman thought that the 50 she had taken out to make change for the 100 I gave her was the bill that I gave her. I fought with her a little, but finally decided it wasn't worth it and just let it go.
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