My electric tea kettle finally came in the mail! Look, isn’t it adorable?
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As a few of you might have noticed, I’ve changed the name of the blog. I’ve changed its purpose, too, although that’s much less obvious.
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Alright, Cemonov isn’t really famous for just its spoons; it’s also famous for dishes, Russian nesting dolls, and ducks as well.
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Did you know that last Friday (I’m pretty sure…some time last week) I had a half hour discussion with Anna about Russian water? Just drinking water, not even the ocean or lake kind.
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Cutting to the chase in this post. This is a picture of me about 50 feet away from the geographical center of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, the fifth most populated city in the Russian Federation.
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Last week, I almost ran into a coffin walking into the building.
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My peanut butter is chocolate.
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“On the 5th of May, an unknown third party stole broke into the apartment I was staying at and stole valuables.” That’s the first sentence of a statement I had to sign at a police station today.
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Today I almost tested my recently claimed skills of being able to get home from anywhere in Nizhny. I caught a bus at about 5:00 that I’ve only taken two or three times before (and one of those times ended with me on the wrong side of the Oka River in the lower, industrial section of Nizhny).
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Well, I’ve been in Nizhny for over three weeks, and I finally feel like I could get dropped off almost anywhere in the city and find my way home in a few hours (not that I’ll be trying it anytime soon).
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This is the wishing wall. Actually, it’s a wall of the Leaning Tower of Kazan, the Söyembikä Tower.
Read MoreI recognized somebody on a bus today. He’s an old man that I first saw in a bookstore called “Derigible.” David, James, Kaye, and I were there looking at books, huddled around the manga section of the bookstore discussing Doctor Who, Full Metal Alchemist, and general nerdom.
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Look what I found at the grocery store today: hedgehog cupcakes!They’re so cute, aren’t they? Apparently the pastry chef is very protective of her pastries though because right after I took this picture, I was told that photographing the food isn’t allowed
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So I had a lot of things to say before I even got to Russia, thanks to Singapore Airlines.
Read MoreWell, family and friends, it’s finally happened: I’ve decided to try and keep a blog to keep you all updated while I’m here in Russia for two months.
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