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Lonely? Go to the Naval Archive. | Only In Russia
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About Being in Russia. The Metro: Lessons in Surrendering Your Personal Space. Worms Make Me Feel Better About Life →. Go to the Naval Archive. May 25, 2011. Today I was all boo in the morning because it was pouring rain. Last night it was pouring rain. I believe I lay down to go to sleep around 8pm. I did not wake up until 7am. It was very disorienting. Why is it on the days I need to go the archives it’s raining. Is as simple, as organized, as convenient in Russia as I am used to, the sooner I’d ...
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The Metro: Lessons in Surrendering Your Personal Space | Only In Russia
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About Being in Russia. How Do You Define “Awesome”? Go to the Naval Archive. →. The Metro: Lessons in Surrendering Your Personal Space. May 25, 2011. I consider myself very fortunate here in that I only ever need the metro when I am going to the archives. Otherwise, I can pretty much walk everywhere else. This saves a little money and a lot of time. Because getting somewhere via metro, morning or night, feels comparable to undertaking a major voyage. Another example: why is only one escalator ever workin...
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Polite Conversation | Only In Russia
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About Being in Russia. A Russian Spectacle →. June 3, 2011. Our teacher explained compliments are tricky to give here. She said it really depended on the person or situation, but sometimes it was seen as inappropriate. A man wouldn’t generally compliment another man. But a man could say something nice to a woman. Of course, Turkish Guy affirmed knowledgably. All women love getting compliments. The teacher asked me, Dzhessika, do women in the US all like receiving compliments from men? I think they all lo...
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Worms Make Me Feel Better About Life | Only In Russia
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About Being in Russia. Go to the Naval Archive. Field Trip →. Worms Make Me Feel Better About Life. May 28, 2011. EV and Tanya (who had stayed over after the two had been out at a festival late the night before) were having a late breakfast and asked where I was going. 8220;Work,” I said, a little breathless and rushed. 8220;How are you getting there? 8221; E.V. asked, concerned. 8220;Walking.”. 8220;But the rain! 8221; Tanya protested. I sort of plodded along, concentrating on the Russianness of it all&...
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About Being in Russia | Only In Russia
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About Being in Russia. About Being in Russia. Hello everyone. This is my way of mass emailing people while abroad, without being presumptuous about who specifically would like to hear from me over the next six weeks. I am also doing archival research at the historical and naval-military archives. I am excited / terrified to have my first encounter with an Archive Babushka. I am told they can be somewhat militant. And make grown men cry. 2 responses to “ About Being in Russia. May 18, 2011 at 8:39 pm.
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Russian Remedies | Only In Russia
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About Being in Russia. The Ideal Wife, or, Americans are Stupid. How Do You Define “Awesome”? May 20, 2011. I haven’t had a real cold for a long time . I forgot what a gross human being it makes you. I went to bed last night around 8, as has become usual, confident that I would wake up completely recovered. Instead, I woke up with Bubble Head and Manly Voice. I’m fine, I thought. Go to class, stay for work, keep myself busy. I protested, “But they are your grapes! How wonderful is that? 8221; E.V....
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A Russian Spectacle | Only In Russia
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About Being in Russia. June 9, 2011. Last Saturday, after English Club, T. invited me to go to a “spectakl'” with her. Her class was going to celebrate the end of the term and each student could invite one guest. I was deeply flattered she asked me, some random American person she’d interacted with three times, and said of course I would go. I was excited to find I understood the majority of the dialogue. I was less thrilled with the subject matter. First, the older brother and Nina, his “sister,&#...
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The Ideal Wife, or, Americans are Stupid. | Only In Russia
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About Being in Russia. The Wall May Be Down, But There Is Still an Iron Curtain For Researchers, Part II. Russian Remedies →. The Ideal Wife, or, Americans are Stupid. May 19, 2011. Gonna pass on the smoked cheese from the Caucasus that looks like Baxter’s rope toy and smells like he left it in a sewer. Um, I’m all set on potatoes. Not really needing one of those at 8am. But I’m glad I had class today because things were, to use a euphemism,. Our teacher had us each take turns, one by one, sharing our se...
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