Hello, fall! The temperature is dropping already but we got in a few good walks on warm, sunny weekends. I’ve been sharing my fall photos here. Also this month: Chelyabinsk is currently two weeks into a garbage strike (see photos). … Read More
Here’s a quick mini quiz for you: test yourself on these 5 English loanwords in Russian! олдскульная RPG дудлики 3. 4. 5. Figured them all out? Leave me a comment below with your answers. 🙂 PS: … Read More
Have you been through Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport recently? Here are 3 cool things about the place! #1. Terminal B Welcome to Terminal B! The terminal reopened this year with a $305 million dollar upgrade. We came through Terminal … Read More
September, where are you? The new job has been a bit tough to settle into and I’m hoping things will go more smoothly next month. On the plus side, I’ve learned a lot of new words like лавка (shop, store) … Read More
Привет из Челябинска! It’s 6:41 AM and 13C (56F)… and I’m SO EXCITED to be here!!! We arrived 12 days ago to a city that was much different than I’d expected. For example, all the stores sell hot (острый) sauces: spicy … Read More
It’s August already, wow! This July I listened to song after song in Russian. I went through all 100 songs on this русский рок CD… … and then listened to more Verka Serduchka songs than is probably healthy. I also … Read More
Mail day! 🙂 My friend from Yakutsk visited St. Petersburg and sent a big envelope full of souvenirs! I treasure everything she included and want to share the photos with you… She also included, as usual, a beautiful card written … Read More
Looking for some Russian music you haven’t heard yet? Here are six cool songs from a CD called Лучшие хиты из культовых сериалов и кинофильмов, Часть 1 (The best hits from iconic TV shows and movies, Part 1)… Since I haven’t … Read More
What do you say when someone compliments your Russian? What’s your usual response to “Ой, ты хорошо говоришь по-русски!”? If that phrase always leaves you feeling flustered, here are some useful responses (with audio!) for you to memorize… … Read More
This month we went to visit my husband’s family in Hawaii with a suitcase full of Russian snacks. In previous visits, I set goals like learn 5 new Russian words from listening to people talking. This time I didn’t have … Read More