I’m a bit sick, but at least this gives me the time to blog. Over the weekend, I got a really cool chance to visit Niznii Novogorod with a few friends. We stayed at this very cool artsy hostel called Fabrika on Rozhdenskaya Ulitsa, which
This is my favorite song of the week. We had an awesome lesson on Russian Rock, which covered Victor Tsoi from Kino, Nautilus Pompilius and others. The song really stuck with me, because I was trying to figure out the lyrics. At the most literal level, the
Suzdal is gorgeous, historical, cozy little town is located about 35km away from Vladimir. It’s about a half hour drive depending on what part of town you’re coming from. I thought Vladimir had lots of churches and places of worships, but Suzdal has definitely outnumbered
Today is the Peter and Fevronia’s Day, or also known as the Day of Family, Love and Belief (День семьи, любви и верности). One might mistake it for a Russian Valentine’s Day, but I believe that the holiday commemorates family relationships in addition to romantic
I’ve been a bit homesick. I love my time here, and am super blessed to be here, but I also miss my friends and family at home like crazy. And to add on to it, I’ve been rather reckless with my belongings lately. I’m not
I found myself with less and less time to blog than I would like. So I’m sacrificing details to keep things short. Hopefully, we can talk more in person. I’ve been posting a lot of photos of independent exploration, but I have to admit, I
We’ve all heard of the story of a dog eating a student’s homework. How about a dog eating a student’s shoes? At home, I usually wear tapochki, or house-shoes, as Russians call them. They’re usually a bit too big. Plus, Gira the puppy usually pulls
On Sunday, a couple of classmates and I tried the Georgian restaurant in town. The food was amazing and affordable. It was my first time trying a dish called khinkali, which is like a pelmini or dumpling with meat and soup inside. It’s delicious, and
We were supposed to have an excursion to a historical church today, but I think the weather got in the way. Bummer. It’s been raining quite a bit in Vladimir, and I love it. The summer rains are never too cold nor windy, although I have
There’s two cool hangouts in Downtown Vladimir that I should revisit over the next seven weeks: the comic books store and the anti-cafe “Rabbit Hole”. The former probably needs no explaining; the store is cozy, but filled with American, Japanese and Russian comics. I absolutely
I’m a bit sick, but at least this gives me the time to blog. Over the weekend, I got a really cool chance to visit Niznii Novogorod with a few friends. We stayed at this very cool artsy hostel called Fabrika on Rozhdenskaya Ulitsa, which
This is my favorite song of the week. We had an awesome lesson on Russian Rock, which covered Victor Tsoi from Kino, Nautilus Pompilius and others. The song really stuck with me, because I was trying to figure out the lyrics. At the most literal level, the
Suzdal is gorgeous, historical, cozy little town is located about 35km away from Vladimir. It’s about a half hour drive depending on what part of town you’re coming from. I thought Vladimir had lots of churches and places of worships, but Suzdal has definitely outnumbered
Today is the Peter and Fevronia’s Day, or also known as the Day of Family, Love and Belief (День семьи, любви и верности). One might mistake it for a Russian Valentine’s Day, but I believe that the holiday commemorates family relationships in addition to romantic
I’ve been a bit homesick. I love my time here, and am super blessed to be here, but I also miss my friends and family at home like crazy. And to add on to it, I’ve been rather reckless with my belongings lately. I’m not
I found myself with less and less time to blog than I would like. So I’m sacrificing details to keep things short. Hopefully, we can talk more in person. I’ve been posting a lot of photos of independent exploration, but I have to admit, I
We’ve all heard of the story of a dog eating a student’s homework. How about a dog eating a student’s shoes? At home, I usually wear tapochki, or house-shoes, as Russians call them. They’re usually a bit too big. Plus, Gira the puppy usually pulls
On Sunday, a couple of classmates and I tried the Georgian restaurant in town. The food was amazing and affordable. It was my first time trying a dish called khinkali, which is like a pelmini or dumpling with meat and soup inside. It’s delicious, and
We were supposed to have an excursion to a historical church today, but I think the weather got in the way. Bummer. It’s been raining quite a bit in Vladimir, and I love it. The summer rains are never too cold nor windy, although I have
There’s two cool hangouts in Downtown Vladimir that I should revisit over the next seven weeks: the comic books store and the anti-cafe “Rabbit Hole”. The former probably needs no explaining; the store is cozy, but filled with American, Japanese and Russian comics. I absolutely