Archives for: "July 2010"
Bears in Russia
July 7th, 2010For the second time today someone asked me, "Is it true that people in America believe that there are bears wandering around the streets of every Russian city?" I was surprised. I don't think anyone in the States thinks that.
So help me out here,… more »
Local kiosk, part 1
July 7th, 2010A few weeks ago I stopped each morning at a little kiosk not far from one of our classroom buildings. Dealing with Russian menus is always a trick. So here for your entertainment I reproduced the menu of that place. A mini-picture of the original… more »
Racism
July 8th, 2010Today's English lesson with Lena was about the various isms of English: racism, sexism, ageism, weightism, religious intolerance.
To my surprise, she said, "I never think about racism." This is a woman who has a law degree, quite educated. When I… more »
Air bender
July 9th, 2010I watched "The Last Airbender" here yesterday in Russian. If I were 12, I'm sure I would have loved it. Again, the Russian dubbing is excellent. In Russian the film is entitled "Повелитель стихий" which means "Master of the Elements". more »
Oxygen cocktail
July 9th, 2010While waiting for the movie yesterday I was sitting in the restaurant section of the theater, and spotted this table-top add for an oxygen cocktail. I was much amused. Part of the description runs like this:
An oxygen cocktail is one of the easiest… more »
