We’ve said goodbye to Russia for the summer- пока!– and landed back in the US. New discovery: did you know that you can special order meals on Aeroflot for no extra cost? The standard meals are pretty good but I … Read More
New loves from the past 11 months… Best Skincare: Natura Siberica I adore these products! The local store is a calm oasis in a busy mall, the packaging is fun and descriptive, and what’s inside the bottle does exactly what … Read More
It’s time for another round of what language is that? As seen on the streets of Chelyabinsk: words like овердрафт, кэшбэк, аутсорсинг, коворкинг, инвайтинг, and минивэны have recently appeared on ads all over the city. Тhen there’s this t-shirt that … Read More
It’s pretty clear that after ten months, we’ve only explored a tiny fraction of Chelyabinsk. This place, for example, has been on my radar for months and months. I didn’t know what it was or where exactly it was, only … Read More
The entire city is a canvas. 😍 PS: Want more street art? Check out this cool Chelyabinsk street art project!
If you keep your eyes open, you’ll see surprises in this factory city. Maybe you’ve already heard about this project, which became internet-famous for its Elon Musk artwork. At first I assumed the city administration was responsible. Nope! It’s all … Read More
Some photos from this past month: Not much time for studying this month (surprise, surprise) but I did come across several interesting links… Что нового Useful Russian vocab for talking about LOTR, GoT, and Harry Potter. Learning Russian à la … Read More
Five days left until summer starts in Russia (June 1st)! Here’s a look back at the more glorious half of spring… ☼☼☼ No more gray days ☼☼☼ Sudden showers ☼☼☼ Last bell ☼☼☼ Victory Day ☼☼☼ Adventure time for Кит … Read More
Ah, prepositions, those tiny words that I happily ignored for so many years. It is за тебя or для тебя? Who cares! Well, it turns out they’re kind of a big deal after all. :/ Ignorance was bliss. As the … Read More
If there were ever a glamorous time to be in Chelyabinsk, we can definitely rule out early spring. (Russia’s first day of spring is always March 1st.) Later spring is pretty incredible though… I’ll share Part 2 to this post … Read More