I had high hopes for this month. On July 1st, I told myself, “I’ll do a bunch of Russian word searches!” I did two. “I’ll finish my Russian song book!” I copied the lyrics for three songs and never opened … Read More
Several months ago I saw an interesting Instagram post written by a Russian teacher. Her main point was this: following Russian teachers on Instagram is not a good way to improve your Russian. Instead, you should follow people living out … Read More
Welcome back to another edition of the Street Russian Project! One part of the immersion method that works really well for me is reading everything around. I read the flyers people hand out on the streets, the back of kefir … Read More
If you love all things space, there are two places in Moscow that you’ve got to see: the Museum of Cosmonautics and the Cosmonautics and Aviation Center. The Museum of Cosmonautics is just outside the VDNKh metro stop. It’s easy … Read More
Ever since becoming a cat owner, I can’t help swooning over every single cat I see. The Kharkiv cat mafia. The stray cats of Anapa. Are you crazy about cats too? Here’s what you say to a cat in Russia: … Read More
One hundred bucks, lots of dough, for peanuts, about a grand… one day my evening adult group had an English lesson on money slang. The next class my student Kate returned the favor, bringing a list of Russian slang used … Read More
A photo journey. Yekaterinburg, Russia in November 2018. Храм-на-Крови / The Church on the Blood Музей Святой Царской Семьи / Museum of Holy Tsar Family The church was incredibly somber. The museum had a lighter feel. People spoke louder, the … Read More
Here is a piece of the past: In fact, this entire month will be about the past. While we’re in the US, I’ll have time to share lots of interesting photos from the past year with you, ура! Back to … Read More
Meet Ivan the Adventurer. He camped on frozen Lake Baikal this March and gave an amazing class presentation when he returned to Chelyabinsk. His stories and photos were so captivating that I asked him if he could share his trip … Read More
This was that month, the month where the hot water gets turned off for 2 weeks. I gave up and bought a кипятильник. It takes about 90 minutes before the water really gets warm but it’s worth the wait. 🙂 … Read More