Pros:
1. It's very green and it reminds me of Alaska.
2. I love all of the historical sites and the stories behind them.
3. I love the Metro. It kind of lulls me to sleep when I'm on it. And it's so conveniently close to our apartment!
4. I love my apartment and the girls I share it with. They're so much fun to be around! The other night, we had a dance party in our kitchen. I may or may not have pulled a muscle and walloped my elbow hard while krumping around. Was it worth it? Yes. Yes it was.
5. These girls I came with are the BEST. One of my biggest worries about coming on this trip was that I would have to be stuck with a bunch of jerks for 4 months. Well, I'm happy to report that they're all pretty fly!
6. We walk everywhere. I thought I would hate that but I actually really like it. It's a little bit therapeutic. And my pants feel looser! Hurrah.
7. The food is delicious! We eat lunch at the schools we teach at and every time, it's divine. We had this milk soup with carrots and meat. It sounds weird but I loved it.
8. The kids are adorable! Today, a little girl names Laura kept kissing my cheek and wouldn't stop holding my hand. It reminded me how worth it it is to be here.
Cons:
1. Russians are mean. Well, they look mean. They never smile in public. I've gotten the stank, death stare at least 100 times.
2. There are so many inconveniences. Like if you use big bills, you get yelled at. We got banished from a grocery store because we used big bills.
3. It's going to get cold...
4. I hate not being able to understand anything. I feel like the world's biggest idiot when people try to talk to me. Especially when I'm paying for something. They always start laughing at me! One day, I'm just going to bust out some Russian and they're going to feel dumb for making me feel dumb... Haha Probably not.
5. We never have food... We suck at grocery shopping, so we're always either starving or making weird food.
That would be awesome if you all the sudden busted out some perfect Russian!
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