This is the Krushev-era building where I live, on the fourth floor. The balcony just to the right and up a little from the center of the picture is Katya's apartment and Stefan's lookout perch (it's the only balcony with wood framing). Though Katya's apartment is modest, you really can't tell what the inside of any building in Russia looks like from the outside.Today (Monday for me already) we will be delving into the issue(s) of women in Russia, after a 9:30 language class (my one-on-one "torture" session). No bus rides-- woo hoo!
There is an optional soccer game tonight, but I'm going to pass. The local team here is named Torpedo (and I think they're playing a team from St. Petersburg)... It's just too much drinking and yelling for me after a day of lectures!
So that's it for now. As usual, more later...
