1. RUDN has a pool of turtles in the middle of the main building on campus. Do YOU get to eat lunch next to a random pool of twenty turtles?!
2. We've already had snow and it's not even the end of October yet. Snow makes me think of winter. Winter makes me think of Christmas. Basically, this is heaven.
3. Beautiful architecture everywhere. I'm always curious of what I'll see when I come up from the Metro at a new stop.
4. The Metro... every city needs one. It goes everywhere! Why would I ever drive again?
5. We've made more dinner concoctions with variations of meat, potatoes, and vegetables than I can remember... but it's delicious every time. Also, I love most all of the Russian food I've tried!
6. Learning a new language is fun... but I always seem to forget everything I've learned when I'm actually around Russians. Funny how that works.
7. I've made two barista friends at my little coffee shop on the corner, Anderson's. Their names are Katya and Dasha and today as I paid my bill, Dasha said "Have a good day! And come back more often!" I really like them.
8. I also made a friend at the grocery store and now I always choose her lane. Mostly we just laugh at each other's attempt at communication. I think we're getting hand motions down to an art, though. She gets me. I don't even know how to pronounce her name.
9. I really am not joking when I say everything is an adventure... I'm starting to compile a list of things that I want to do, but know that they will require an adventurous spirit and a lot of hours of free time. For example, I'd like to get a haircut at some point and I'd also like to find some black boots. Tomorrow I'm conquering the craft store at a new metro stop. I've learned that there's no appropriate time to say "Oh I'll just run to the store and pick something up" or "I will just stop by Target on my way home from work." Those phrases no longer exist... because everything is an adventure.
10. Immediate friends - Russians AND Americans. I'm so thankful for the community I have here!
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