Thanks for following me in this adventure. I know that the blog is currently titled “Kathy in Kazakhstan”, so it seems a tad deceptive to start while in Russia. However, I’m consolidating the two study-abroad experiences into this blog for your convenience, so you won’t
One lonely night in Russia, I wrote a short story. Today, I rediscovered it on my laptop. Первая Часть от Моего Рассказа Вчера мне приснились две необычные рыбки. Они забыли, как и когда они попали в таких странных положениях, но наверно это случилось недавно. У
Been a while since the last update, but things in general are going well. I’ve been rather homesick lately, even though the weather’s quite nice. There’s been a major hoard of mosquitoes in town, but I successfully prayed to the rain gods to drown them out for
Things are normal at school. I don’t hate it, but it’s not terribly exciting. I realized that I’ll be okay in the next 4 months. I’ll just continue to self-teach. In the mean while, I’ll make it more fun by finding awesome little humorous pieces
Here’s an observation about Russia. It’s no secret that food is cheaper in Russia than in America, and I’ve been taking advantage of that. I tried looking deeper into this. At first, the cost of consumer goods perplexed me. Food, movie/opera tickets, transportation and basic
Due to weather problems, we stayed an additional 2.5 hours on the plane as rain poured, lightening smashed and thunder boomed. This lengthened our original 10 hours flight from DC to Moscow. This would be my last time in Dulles and American soil for quite
Orientation has been a great experience. Although my original flight from SJC to JFK was cancelled due to bad weather, JetBlue arranged me with seats on a Boston to NY connection. The seats had extra leg room, and the TVs/radio were great during the travel.
As scared as I am about leaving the States to a country where I wouldn’t be able to communicate as well, I am also really excited. Russia would be the first time since KS where I experience snow, frost and cold; I’m going for ten
Thanks for following me in this adventure. I know that the blog is currently titled “Kathy in Kazakhstan”, so it seems a tad deceptive to start while in Russia. However, I’m consolidating the two study-abroad experiences into this blog for your convenience, so you won’t
One lonely night in Russia, I wrote a short story. Today, I rediscovered it on my laptop. Первая Часть от Моего Рассказа Вчера мне приснились две необычные рыбки. Они забыли, как и когда они попали в таких странных положениях, но наверно это случилось недавно. У
Been a while since the last update, but things in general are going well. I’ve been rather homesick lately, even though the weather’s quite nice. There’s been a major hoard of mosquitoes in town, but I successfully prayed to the rain gods to drown them out for
Things are normal at school. I don’t hate it, but it’s not terribly exciting. I realized that I’ll be okay in the next 4 months. I’ll just continue to self-teach. In the mean while, I’ll make it more fun by finding awesome little humorous pieces
Here’s an observation about Russia. It’s no secret that food is cheaper in Russia than in America, and I’ve been taking advantage of that. I tried looking deeper into this. At first, the cost of consumer goods perplexed me. Food, movie/opera tickets, transportation and basic
Due to weather problems, we stayed an additional 2.5 hours on the plane as rain poured, lightening smashed and thunder boomed. This lengthened our original 10 hours flight from DC to Moscow. This would be my last time in Dulles and American soil for quite
Orientation has been a great experience. Although my original flight from SJC to JFK was cancelled due to bad weather, JetBlue arranged me with seats on a Boston to NY connection. The seats had extra leg room, and the TVs/radio were great during the travel.
As scared as I am about leaving the States to a country where I wouldn’t be able to communicate as well, I am also really excited. Russia would be the first time since KS where I experience snow, frost and cold; I’m going for ten