back to piter for a second go

man... back in piterburg (saint-petersburg, the one in russia) for another year. there are actually no words to describe, despite my jetlag resulting in a temporarily frustrating inability to sleep through an entire night i am thrilled to be back. my russian was piss poor yesterday though. but we're passed embarassment already. there's something liberating about saying the wrong thing for half a day and then thinking "i forgot a crucial grammarpoint somewhere in there... oh yes, haha" and just being glad that most of your friends understand you DESPITE your linguistic handicap.

ok, so, things that made my life a million times better in less than 24 hours...

pirogi -- you haven't had pirog until you've had freshly baked pirog with tvorog (cottage cheese) and it's still warm... scrumptious. texture like cheescake....soft warm cheesecake on a type of pastry bread. and that was my "holy crap i'm hungry but in a hurry on my way from the bank to the visa office" pitstop with cappuccino snack. there is NOTHING in the world i love more than pirog when i'm hungry at 1pm in the afternoon

walking down the street. they finished renovating a gorgeous building on the canal griboedova and disassembled the scaffolding yesterday. my walk from the metro just improved tenfold. photos to come.

taking the bus sitting next to my concert master Valentina (from saint-pete) and my neighbor Enkhbat (mongolia)

seeing everybody from random friends, to the doctor to the adminstrators in the dormitory, to the cashier at teh 24-hour store...

chatting with my taxi driver from the airport

hot not-fully-brewed-because-i'm-in-a-rush-tea in the cafeteria at school

back to bed.... for an hour... another day awaits

new and way not improved

decided to make a blog today... however a greater desire to purchase a pair of five fingers shoes outweighs this decision. this'll wait.