Archives for: "August 2012"

To market, to market

August 5th, 2012
Did some market shopping this morning. I bought three types of cooked or smoked meat. When I wanted samples, the women at the counter cut off a chunk for me and made sure to include some of the fat with it. Glorious! In the US when your try meat… more »

I like it here

August 5th, 2012
Y'know, I like it here in Russia. It's probably because I'm not day-to-day panicked with busyness like I was over the last year at ASU. Still, I'm ready to live here for a year or two. more »

Flashback

August 6th, 2012

Folk art

August 7th, 2012
When I think of Russian folk art, I think of intricate wooden carving along the roofs and windows of peasant huts, of haunting Slavic folk melodies, and of kitchen knives made in political prisons.¹ Everyone else thinks of матрёшки, the… more »

Nettles

August 7th, 2012
Russians love plants. Windowsills tend to be very wide in Russia, and they often have potted plants on them. When walking through the hallway, one of our teachers spotted this pot and started laughing. The little plant growing on the left… more »