Lately I’ve been feeling super down. It hardly even feels like we’re in Russia sometimes. Most days I’m either in an English-language environment at work or moping my way through lesson planning at our tiny kitchen table. Not sure if … Read More
How do you answer, “So, how good is your Russian?” I’m usually scrambling for an answer. “Um, well, I don’t know, uh…” Finally, I decided to always answer with “I speak a little Russian,” or, “Still learning it.” Both those answers are a lot … 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
TBH, I’m not that good with English chat abbreviations IRL. There’s IIRC, AFAIK, and my DH, IYKWIM. Everything else I look at and think WTH? The usual solution is to JFGI. But that’s okay. Why? Because I’m learning … Read More
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