Archives for: "June 2010"
Kazan video
June 1st, 2010Kazan is going to host the Universiade competition in 2013. Here's an advertisment for it. The aerial footage of the Kazan Kremlin toward the end I rather like, though it's quite short.
Kazan is actually a great city for this type of event. It's… more »
My glamorous breakfast
June 1st, 2010A sliced apple, three slices of sausage (сливочная, варёная), two pickled tomatoes, and a slice of pickled pepper.
This is very different than what I normally eat at home, which invariably includes oatmeal. I bought oatmeal as well,… more »
First police encounter
June 1st, 2010Around 7:00 p.m., just before they got on the metro to go home, four of our guys were stopped by the police and quizzed. All went well, which is no surprise since the program had made sure that all their paperwork would be in order in a prompt fashion.… more »
Awesome day
June 1st, 2010In three words, today was awesome. Started off the morning observing the third-year Russian class taught by Gulnaz. She is a good teacher. One of her skills is that she actually listens to her students and observes where they have misunderstandings,… more »
Kazan Kremlin photos
June 2nd, 2010Here are some photos of the Kazan Kremlin. more »
