Archives for: "August 2010"
Tatar village
August 8th, 2010Here are my photos & videos from our trip to Кляшево (Klyashevo), a Tatar village. more »
Tatar cooking class
August 9th, 2010Today we had a cooking class at my apartment. The item was кыстыбый, a tortilla-like crepe made of kefir, salt, baking soda, and flour. It is stuffed with mashed potatoes. This video shows Matt trying his hand at rolling one out, while Ashley… more »
Russian art class
August 11th, 2010Today we had a Russian art class. Our students learned a bit about матрёшки (nested wooden dolls), their history, customary ornamentation, and construction. And then they painted. Here are some of their products. I'm impressed. I couldn't draw… more »
Smoke
August 12th, 2010The city is again covered with smoke, this time even thicker. The sun hung in the sky like an orange Life Save. I'm glad we are leaving soon. This is so very atypical in Russia and Tatarstan. No one has anything like it in their living memory. more »
No smoke, graduation ceremony
August 13th, 2010Wow, what happened? A little rain last night, and today we have blue skies again with no smell of soot. And it's a bit cooler. Today we had our graduation ceremony, with the students meeting the president of the university and receiving certificates.… more »
