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Nomad
http://nomadashira.blogspot.com/
I'm a nomad at heart. I travel at every opportunity I get. I love exploring new places, discovering different cultures, and meeting interesting people. This is my story of life in Moscow as an English teacher, with plenty of tales of my other travels in between!
- Added on: Sep 13th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Ashira
- Listed in: Europe Culture
- Tags: Culture efl russia moscow teaching english russian language
Recent Posts
One Month in Moscow
As of today, I've been in Moscow for exactly one month. In some ways, it feels like so much longer, and in others it still feels like I've just arrived. I guess I'm unpacked, but since my suitcases are serving as my closet right now, I'm not sure if ...
Things I\'ve learned in a month
#1 - Eating dinner at 10:45pm is not good at all! Last night, I made myself a nice dinner of pasta with homemade sauce and stir-fried veggies, and had some bread with cheese to go with it. Great meal, and I was nice and full. You know how you always ...
3 Weeks
I've been here for 3 weeks now, and I'm finally feeling almost completely settled in. Life is interesting, to say the least. Something unexpected happens pretty much every day. We've had snow since Monday, and it won't be going away anytime soon. I s...
снег!
It's snowing! And accumulating rather nicely, too. It's cold enough that it's accumulating on people's hats and backpacks as they're walking too, turning everyone into mini snowmen! My black hat was nearly white by the time I reached the metro! ...
The Joy of Shoes
I have winter boots that are not only comfortable, but warm and heel-less! And, not horrifically expensive. I can't go so far as to say they were cheap, but they were a good price for Moscow, so I'm happy. And have I mentioned they're comfortable? Th...
McDonald\'s and still more moving stuff
It's so funny how a place I would never go to in the US is somewhere I find myself frequenting here :) Not for the food, of course - but for the free internet! The new apartment doesn't have internet yet - and the McD's is only a 10 minute walk from ...
