Hello again all. I don't have a ton of time for this, so I'll just jump right in.
On Tuesday Anna and Kim went to a bookstore followed by a cafe, while Geoff, Emily, Sander and I decided to ride the metros all day. Turns out, if you ride any line all the way to the end, you have to get out and pay again to get in and go the other way, after crossing under the tracks through a very VERY sketchy hallway. I honestly would not be surprised to see a drug deal going down there, and my sketch-o-meter is even calibrated to Russia. In any event, nothing terrible befell us, and we made it to the philharmonia with time to spare, after stopping at KFC for dinner. The music was wonderful (the first half was Beethoven and the second was Shostokovich (sp?)) and I sat next to Nina Petrovna, who was quite lovely and happy to talk with me about nearly anything in the world.
Wednesday we had, of course, choir and a lecture on current literature in Russia. Choir went better than usual, surprisingly enough, and I'm hoping that we don't completely embarrass ourselves when we sing for our teachers tomorrow. Afterwards, Kim, Emily and I went to the bookstore where I bought a few Jane Austen novels to amuse myself with. We then returned to the island and met up with several of our friends to watch the US soccer game. England was playing at the same time, and we apparently very much upset two Russians, who stormed out after the game was changed to the US game. The game was super exciting, and the ending unbelievable, and we all went home in great spirits.
Today has been fairly uneventful, given that we're all trying to save strength for packing and our trip this weekend. But a group of us went to a nice little Armenian restaraunt that ended up having delicious food, and by the time we left it was nearly 5 o'clock. I read my book on the way home, and managed to finish it around 8:30, after which I went to the cafeteria with Bart and Anna and then returned here. Not planning on going out again tonight, but some of the others are.
I will probably not be able to update for a little while, given the craziness that will be going on this weekend, but I'll do my best.
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