I am starting to realize a lot of cool thing about the Metro (underground train) in St. Petersburg. I compiled a list.
1.) No one looks at anyone else. Like Sveta told us, Russians are kind, but put on a hard cover. Open your heart, but not your purse. People watching is a no unless you are super sly and have ninja control of your peripherals.
2.) As you ride the escalator to/from the metro, the hand rails run faster than the steps. I am not sure why, but it drives me absolutely insane. One moment my hand is gently resting next to me, the next I am all up in some old guys armpit (true story).
3.) The ladies who you buy metro tokens from are usually cranky with blank stares. And heaven forbid you need change for more than a 100 rouble bill, all hell will break loose in their eyes.
4.) Even though you shouldn't people watch, there are some crazy people on the metro. Not all bad either. Today as I rode home from one of my schools, a man walked up and down our train car playing the accordion.
Umm... AWESOME!
I'm lame and thought it was beyond amazing. So what did I do?
Because you can't really react without drawing attention to yourself. Especially when you don't speak Russian. The condescending eyes of the passengers scream 'AMERICAN!'.
Besides the metro, new things have been going on. I started teaching today! I teach 3 different groups of kids, Primary 1 (5-6 year olds) And Level 3 and Level 4 (Between 10 and 12, not exactly sure yet). Today I met the Primary one group.
Oh
My
Goodness.
I think I might die of cuteness by the end of the semester. One girl, Kyrra, has this one tooth. This huge, sideways, crooked tooth. I had the exact same thing when I was her age, except it made me look like a beaver. She looks like a cute bundle of adorable. There is another girl, Mariana, who is a chub. Big chub too, she literally rolled from room to room. When we played duck duck goose, she couldn't stand up so she crawled around the floor until she could roll herself into an upright position.
We also found our hellian child. (We meaning me and my co-primary 1 teacher, Sydney) His name is Maxime. Oooh the stories that will unfold about that boy....
I came back to the apartment with Sydney and I tried to start planning my lessons for the rest of the week.... Marci graciously distracted me with videos of cute animals and hilarious songs on YouTube.
Because hey, you can't be friends without knowing eachothers favorite You Tube videos.
That is all I have for now, I hope you enjoyed the meme.
Paka!
1.) No one looks at anyone else. Like Sveta told us, Russians are kind, but put on a hard cover. Open your heart, but not your purse. People watching is a no unless you are super sly and have ninja control of your peripherals.
2.) As you ride the escalator to/from the metro, the hand rails run faster than the steps. I am not sure why, but it drives me absolutely insane. One moment my hand is gently resting next to me, the next I am all up in some old guys armpit (true story).
3.) The ladies who you buy metro tokens from are usually cranky with blank stares. And heaven forbid you need change for more than a 100 rouble bill, all hell will break loose in their eyes.
4.) Even though you shouldn't people watch, there are some crazy people on the metro. Not all bad either. Today as I rode home from one of my schools, a man walked up and down our train car playing the accordion.
Umm... AWESOME!
I'm lame and thought it was beyond amazing. So what did I do?
Because you can't really react without drawing attention to yourself. Especially when you don't speak Russian. The condescending eyes of the passengers scream 'AMERICAN!'.
Besides the metro, new things have been going on. I started teaching today! I teach 3 different groups of kids, Primary 1 (5-6 year olds) And Level 3 and Level 4 (Between 10 and 12, not exactly sure yet). Today I met the Primary one group.
Oh
My
Goodness.
I think I might die of cuteness by the end of the semester. One girl, Kyrra, has this one tooth. This huge, sideways, crooked tooth. I had the exact same thing when I was her age, except it made me look like a beaver. She looks like a cute bundle of adorable. There is another girl, Mariana, who is a chub. Big chub too, she literally rolled from room to room. When we played duck duck goose, she couldn't stand up so she crawled around the floor until she could roll herself into an upright position.
We also found our hellian child. (We meaning me and my co-primary 1 teacher, Sydney) His name is Maxime. Oooh the stories that will unfold about that boy....
I came back to the apartment with Sydney and I tried to start planning my lessons for the rest of the week.... Marci graciously distracted me with videos of cute animals and hilarious songs on YouTube.
Because hey, you can't be friends without knowing eachothers favorite You Tube videos.
That is all I have for now, I hope you enjoyed the meme.
Paka!
hahaha oh Ty....freakin love you.
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