Time sure is moving quickly here in Russia! Today I got up around 6am (Katya got in after I went to bed around 9:30, so I left her a note last night to not bother getting up so early) and headed here to the American Home to do some blog maintenance (and get some coffee) around 7. Sundays are free days for us, so it's a great time to get some uninhibited blogging out of the way.
Katya is going to see her father in the country (outside of town) and so I won't see her until about 3pm. After a call home around 4, she and I will probably go wander, eat, etc. I really haven't seen her since yesterday morning... And she's no doubt worried to death that I'm not getting enough to eat!
Our time here in Vladimir is winding down. Wednesday around noontime we head off to the city of Murom, where we'll be for 4 nights with other host families. Next Sunday we depart for St. Petersburg by train.
So far, in my opinion, this "seminar" is aptly named ("Experiencing Russia Through Everyday Life")! While I know that the intercultural experience may be more or less favorable per each one of us participating, I have to say that I'm getting a lot out of it-- especially the Russian language experience!
Guess that's it for today. I finally feel caught up... As usual, more later!
Пока!!
P.S. A quick note about the date and time on posts-- each post is stamped with U.S. central (Texas) time. So as I'm writing here, it may be today still (or even odder, your tomorrow) when I write "yesterday," you'll just have to do the math. (That's kind of why I put a clock on this blog.)
