Archives for: "August 2012"
English lesson
August 14th, 2012Classes as usual this morning for our students. In the afternoon a bunch of them did a community service project by teaching an English lesson at the local American Center. The two-pronged theme of the lesson was being single and inviting people to… more »
Medicated tootsie rolls
August 15th, 2012This is a Russian tootsie roll supplemented with a massive dose of iron and vitamin C. Very tasty. Kids are given this when they are sick or just for general health purposes. The name of the product means hematogenesis. My colleague Viktoria buys it… more »
Administration, host families, cat
August 15th, 2012Wow, what a day. Various administrative things in the morning, preparing for the next couple days. Then four students came to my apartment to take their OPI-c exams, which are tests to evaluate their oral proficiency in Russian via an… more »
Amanda, institute, exams, families, family, fat back
August 16th, 2012Another day starting with administration. I attended all the final oral presentations of the second year students. I'm so proud of them. There isn't a one that hasn't made major progress in the last four weeks. If I had to pick one today who… more »
What a cutie!
August 16th, 2012Danila's sister, Dasha. If she is not the cutest girl on the planet, I'm sure I don't know who is. more »
