Today was an adventure day.
Marci, Sydney and I went to go pick up some stuff from our University here where we will all go for Russian classes. When we were done, it was only about noon and Sydney and I didn't have class until 5, so we went exploring.
St. Petersburg is so old that there are historical buildings everywhere. Not only are they everywhere, but they are incredibly beautiful. We strolled for a while until we came across a lovely bridge with a lovely view.
We stopped to take a picture. There were only 3 of us, so one took the picture while they other two posed.
When luck be with us that day, two men came up. One asked (in Russian) if we would like him to photograph our moment. We said yes, and the other man asked if we were American. Yay! He spoke English!
We made a little small talk with the English speaker while the other proceeded to take multiple photos.... after each one telling us he needed 4 more. He slowly sank down to the ground... awkwardly. He then proceeded to slowly law himself in the most unflattering way to take our picture.
None of us knew what to say, so we just chuckled. Finally, he stood up and they asked, (in a tone...) 'Would you like us to take more pictures?'
'Umm... No? But can we get a picture of you guys?'
The reply was yeaaaah! From the awkward photographer and a 'No picture of drunk St. Petersburg men!'
It made sense.
Obviously.
After fluffing his hair, we took a souvenir snapshot of our drunk and awkward photographers and we were on our way.
When they left, Marci flipped through the pictures he took, and they were most definitely AWKWARD pictures.
After that, we had a lovely lunch of bliny. Again. It's so delicious, I will never complain about eating a blin.
My Level 4 class was awesome today! I feel like I either underestimate or overestimate my classes, and these kids were definitely little geniuses today. They are also hilarious, and they make fun of my drawings. Which means they have a sense of what is art and what is pathetic.
I'm pretty sure one of my students has a crush on me and Marci. When Marci came in to observe, she just stared at her blankly. His name is Grisha, and he seems to be quite the little daydreamer. When Marci leaves however, he will jump from his seat and throw his little 10 year old hand in the air whenever I ask a question. When I dismissed them today, he sat in his chair until everyone left, walked up to my desk, and in his little Russian accent said,
"Miss Ty?"
"Yes, Grisha?"
"I like you very much."
"Well thank you Grisha. You have a good evening!"
"Miss Ty?"
"Yes?"
"Will you help me zip my jacket?"
That kid. He is a little cutie, but I don't do the whole craddle robbing thing. Not me.
However, if Matvia from my Primary class was 13 years older, I'd be chasing him down.
Am I allowed to say that? I have dang cute students!
Marci, Sydney and I went to go pick up some stuff from our University here where we will all go for Russian classes. When we were done, it was only about noon and Sydney and I didn't have class until 5, so we went exploring.
St. Petersburg is so old that there are historical buildings everywhere. Not only are they everywhere, but they are incredibly beautiful. We strolled for a while until we came across a lovely bridge with a lovely view.
We stopped to take a picture. There were only 3 of us, so one took the picture while they other two posed.
When luck be with us that day, two men came up. One asked (in Russian) if we would like him to photograph our moment. We said yes, and the other man asked if we were American. Yay! He spoke English!
We made a little small talk with the English speaker while the other proceeded to take multiple photos.... after each one telling us he needed 4 more. He slowly sank down to the ground... awkwardly. He then proceeded to slowly law himself in the most unflattering way to take our picture.
None of us knew what to say, so we just chuckled. Finally, he stood up and they asked, (in a tone...) 'Would you like us to take more pictures?'
'Umm... No? But can we get a picture of you guys?'
The reply was yeaaaah! From the awkward photographer and a 'No picture of drunk St. Petersburg men!'
It made sense.
Obviously.
After fluffing his hair, we took a souvenir snapshot of our drunk and awkward photographers and we were on our way.
When they left, Marci flipped through the pictures he took, and they were most definitely AWKWARD pictures.
After that, we had a lovely lunch of bliny. Again. It's so delicious, I will never complain about eating a blin.
My Level 4 class was awesome today! I feel like I either underestimate or overestimate my classes, and these kids were definitely little geniuses today. They are also hilarious, and they make fun of my drawings. Which means they have a sense of what is art and what is pathetic.
I'm pretty sure one of my students has a crush on me and Marci. When Marci came in to observe, she just stared at her blankly. His name is Grisha, and he seems to be quite the little daydreamer. When Marci leaves however, he will jump from his seat and throw his little 10 year old hand in the air whenever I ask a question. When I dismissed them today, he sat in his chair until everyone left, walked up to my desk, and in his little Russian accent said,
"Miss Ty?"
"Yes, Grisha?"
"I like you very much."
"Well thank you Grisha. You have a good evening!"
"Miss Ty?"
"Yes?"
"Will you help me zip my jacket?"
That kid. He is a little cutie, but I don't do the whole craddle robbing thing. Not me.
However, if Matvia from my Primary class was 13 years older, I'd be chasing him down.
Am I allowed to say that? I have dang cute students!
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