Archives for: "August 2012"
Advertising
August 7th, 2012Our classes conducted this semester are at the Institute of Economics, Management and Law. The hallways are lined with pictures, documents and a few ads, and this ad made me laugh.
Essentially it reads: "Your girlfriend doesn't know how to cook?… more »
Tatar/Russian cooking class
August 9th, 2012Today our students were treated to a cooking class at the Mirage, Kazan's first five-star hotel.
Tatar cuisine:
Home style salad
Azu, a Tatar beef stew, served with match-stick potatoes on the side
Lapsha, a Tatar chicken noodle soup
Esh… more »
Musical memories
August 10th, 2012Often when I go to Russia, it seems like there is some song played everywhere that triggers memory of the summer for me. In 1992 on European MTV, that was available in my hotel room, it was Nirvana's “Lithium,” a song that you would never expect I… more »
Okay, okay, I admit it
August 10th, 2012Okay, okay, I admit it: I became weak and allowed a tight schedule to seduce me into stopping at McDonald's for an Americano this morning. But tell me this. How many McDonald's in the US would put a bouquet of flowers on your table? more »
