Archives for: "June 2010"

A little singing lesson

June 23rd, 2010
Today we had a music class in which we were taught a Russian romance and a Tatar romance. A romance is a song that is meant for performance in front of a small group of people, usually accompanied by piano but sometimes by another instrument, and it is… more »

Our students make the news

June 23rd, 2010
The local university newspaper is called ???????????-?????????????? ??????????? "The Pedagogical Humanities University." Two of our students were interviewed just yesterday on page three of the paper. Following you will find a translation of the lead… more »

Police

June 24th, 2010
Yesterday afternoon a policeman entered my building and came up to my floor. Last night one was stationed just outside the apartment across the hall, and another one was stationed just outside my entry way. Hm. Wonder what's going on. Policemen here… more »

Three things I never expected to see in Russia

June 24th, 2010
Twilight: Yoga Journal: Men's Health: more »

It's now officially hot in Kazan

June 24th, 2010