Day 6: Night Life in a Smallish Russian Town
So, I guess I should say that this town has around 215,000 people, much bigger than I thought. My host aunt called me last night around 10:30 pm and asked if I wanted to go to a cafe with her and a friend from Denmark. I agreed, thinking that by cafe she met someplace with tea, coffee, and snacks. It turns out that I was very miguided. It was basically a bar/club, but we didn't dance. I tried some beer, it was much better here than in the United States, but still not good. While she was drinking she lectured me on how bad drinking cola is for you and I found that funny. We got in around 1:30 am and everyone else was asleep. It was an adventure.
Day 7: National Holiday--Class or Not?
So, on the schedule we were given today it said that today was a national holiday, so we would not have class. However, our teacher showed up yesterday and informed us that we would be touring the Sofia (a church) today. Some of us met up early to have some lunch at the cafe where we would not be overstuffed. I live less than 10 minutes from where we were meeting, but I left early, which was a good thing because I got lost. It ended up taking forty mintes for me to find the place because I made a wrong turn and when I saw the outside of the building from a little distance I thought that it did not look right. I found it and was only about ten minutes late for meeting people but very frustrated. So we had a tour with a guide who drones on and on about stuff we could care less about and then decided to hang out for a bit. We wandered around the Kremlin and checked out a statue. Then some of the boys played frisbee while the rest of us practiced our Russian. Finally, it was time to go and we ended up playing a very bad version of following the leader, so we ran up a very steep hill and then walked on a thin path rather than the street. Finally, we were ready to go home and I tried to tell people where the bus stop was but they wouldn't listen to me, so even though I took the long way around I was turning into the backyard of my building before theymade it to the corner. It was funny. Now it is time to read then study some more before dinner. We have to know three Russian dialouges by heart for tomorrow. I don't understand teh point of memorizing dialouges, I would rather make up my own as I go along, just like what would happen in real life, it just seems pointless this way.