Although apartment living might not offer much space, people in Ukraine still love to have pets. Everyone seemed to have a cat (even us!). Lap dogs were a popular second. Do you have a pet? If so, you might … Read More
A few interesting odds and ends for restaurant practice- In a Brazilian steakhouse- Хватит! Enough! Ещё! More food! Arghhhh!!!! The main cause of distress for Russian language learners- illegible cursive! Самообслуживание, убирай за собой мусор, Self-service, take your … Read More
Hooray, almost summer! It’s supposed to be 90 F / 32 C today here in Portland. By the way, I’m four months into this “get used to Celsius” experiment and it’s finally starting to sink in. Just in time … Read More
This is not a good topic for an empty stomach, but can I just tell you once more how amazing the food was in Ukraine? Yummmmm! From the restaurants- to the simple stuff- And in … Read More
Извините, ребята! It feels like it’s been forever since the last post here. How are your Russian studies going? In April I started doing a weekly языковой обмен with a girl in Kyiv. It’s good practice, though she a) gets … Read More
This is totally crazy, but I’m trying to get a visa to study in a Russian language school this summer. If all goes well, I’ll share more about it here. In the meantime, it’s been delightful to get reacquainted with … Read More
Today’s Russian practice has been going through these old music books that belonged to my свёкор, Valeriy. Valeriy was always interested in learning to play- I think he even had a keyboard stashed away in a closet … Read More
Overall this March was a language-learning slowdown. It started off strong- meetups, relatives, a new book- and then…. nothing. Last month’s Russian gaming company (passed that test, hooray!) inquired about a project to translate 1200 words in rhyme. Ughhhhhhh….. I … Read More
No matter how many times my husband rolls his eyes at me, I still mix up образование, education and обрезание, circumcision. Embarrassing! (And now we can toss the обозрения from колесо обозрения, Ferris wheel into the fray.) Is necklace ожерелье? … Read More
Если ты сегодня бьёшься как рыба об лед, if nothing is going your way today… тогда вам надо этот пост, then you need this blog post. 🙂 Here are five more examples of someone who … Read More