I made it alive! I thought I was going to die on the flight to Frankfurt because I had hardly any leg room. But I did sit by a nice lady who had a cute little puppy, so it was cool.
I had a 2 hour layover in Germany then another 3 hours to St. Petersburg. I've also got all my baggage, so we are safe there. We went out to the airport and met up with our head teacher, Marci and she introduced us to who we would be living with.
Now I need you to brace yourselves for the next part, it will blow your mind.
My host dad (whose name is too complex for me to try to reiterate right now) came with his sister. Guess what his sisters name was?
Are you ready for this???
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Nastya.
Not exciting? Guess what Nastya is short for?
That's right. Anastasiya.
Boo ya.
Nastya speaks English so she came with her brother to be translator. They took me to their home wich is an apartment but is actually very nice. I get my own room too!
Quick side note about traffic in St. Petersburg:
1.) Street lanes? Naaaaah, if you can fit in there, squeeze that car right in.
2.) Stoplights? Yeah theyre pretty, but if you wanna chill in the intersection during a convoy while the opposing traffic has a green light, thats fine. They will drive around you if they can squeeze. Refer to 1.
3.) Brakes? Only if you swear to slam on them last minute.
4.) Space? If cars had a personal bubble, St. Petersburg would have exploded.
It's AWESOME!
P.S. no one is allowed to complain about my driving anymore.
Anyway we got to the apartment and I met my host mom, her name is Anya. They have two kids, a 7 year old girl named Alena and a 2 1/2 year old boy named Tima. (Remember, I dont exactly know how to spell these names. I just type what they sounds like to me.) We ate dinner, which was like a steak spaghetti and delicious! And Nastyas husband came, and Im pretty sure his name is Kioro? Ill figure it out someday. Anya speaks a little bit of English, enough so we can communicate the basics.
So the point is I am safe, I am alive, and I'm pretty sure this is going to be the greatest semester ever!
I had a 2 hour layover in Germany then another 3 hours to St. Petersburg. I've also got all my baggage, so we are safe there. We went out to the airport and met up with our head teacher, Marci and she introduced us to who we would be living with.
Now I need you to brace yourselves for the next part, it will blow your mind.
My host dad (whose name is too complex for me to try to reiterate right now) came with his sister. Guess what his sisters name was?
Are you ready for this???
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Nastya.
Not exciting? Guess what Nastya is short for?
That's right. Anastasiya.
Boo ya.
Nastya speaks English so she came with her brother to be translator. They took me to their home wich is an apartment but is actually very nice. I get my own room too!
Quick side note about traffic in St. Petersburg:
1.) Street lanes? Naaaaah, if you can fit in there, squeeze that car right in.
2.) Stoplights? Yeah theyre pretty, but if you wanna chill in the intersection during a convoy while the opposing traffic has a green light, thats fine. They will drive around you if they can squeeze. Refer to 1.
3.) Brakes? Only if you swear to slam on them last minute.
4.) Space? If cars had a personal bubble, St. Petersburg would have exploded.
It's AWESOME!
P.S. no one is allowed to complain about my driving anymore.
Anyway we got to the apartment and I met my host mom, her name is Anya. They have two kids, a 7 year old girl named Alena and a 2 1/2 year old boy named Tima. (Remember, I dont exactly know how to spell these names. I just type what they sounds like to me.) We ate dinner, which was like a steak spaghetti and delicious! And Nastyas husband came, and Im pretty sure his name is Kioro? Ill figure it out someday. Anya speaks a little bit of English, enough so we can communicate the basics.
So the point is I am safe, I am alive, and I'm pretty sure this is going to be the greatest semester ever!
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