Archives for: "July 2010"
Sushi
July 24th, 2010Gulnaz, one of our teachers, said that Japanese food, and especially sushi, was the favorite foreign food in Kazan, followed by Italian. From what I can see, she is certainly right about the former. You can't blink your eyes here without spotting a… more »
The return of the hot water
July 25th, 2010In the summer Russians do maintenance on their centralized hot water systems, so you can be without hot water for a month. When the water first comes back on, the year's accumulated rust gets flushed out of the system. Not a pretty picture. more »
New students, darkness
July 26th, 2010Our first summer session has come to an end, and on Saturday the majority of our students flew back home to the States. Today a second group arrived for a three-week program. Seems like a good bunch, but of course they are stunned by jet lag. Several… more »
Giardiasis, part 1
July 27th, 2010Before I came to Kazan, I did some web-searches on the city water system. All the travel sites suggested avoiding drinking the tap water, but none of them referenced any particular reason or cited any particular data sources. I eventually found one… more »
Airborne Ranger Day
July 27th, 2010Kazan is a wonderful place. It's peaceful and safe, but today, of all days, our local friends advised us not to be out on the streets in the evening. Why? Because it's Airborne Ranger Day here (День воздушно-десантных… more »
