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Victory Day

День Победы! Today is the day! Victory Day! Today is the 66th anniversary of the allied victory of WWII. I didn't wake up in time to see the parade, but if you google "Victory Day Parade" I'm sure that you'll be able to see some amazing videos. Last year was the first year that the Russians...

permalink written by  tdurante42489 on May 10, 2011 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: Moscow 2011



Classes Start

Classes start Today was the first day of class. I signed up for RUS 2220 (intermediate level Russian language) Russian phonetics, and Modern Russian Life. The language class is from 9:30-12 with two breaks, phonetics is covered in that class, and Modern Russian Life meets only on mondays, so I...

permalink written by  tdurante42489 on May 10, 2011 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: Moscow 2011



Classes Start

Classes start Today was the first day of class. I signed up for RUS 2220 (intermediate level Russian language) Russian phonetics, and Modern Russian Life. The language class is from 9:30-12 with two breaks, phonetics is covered in that class, and Modern Russian Life meets only on mondays, so I...

permalink written by  tdurante42489 on May 10, 2011 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: Moscow 2011



Day 3

Today was a very very long day. We left for a walking tour of Moscow at 12 and I didn't get back to the dorm until 11:30. My feet hurt, but it was worth it! We saw a lot of interesting things! First we walked down to the University metro stop and went five stops to the cathedral of Christ the...

permalink written by  tdurante42489 on May 8, 2011 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: Moscow 2011



Day 4- Bus tour/ Flea market

Today we went on a bus tour of Moscow. (My feet are happy!) We went to a nice overlook of Moscow, then we went to see the Novyi Devouchki Convent where there were many churches inside the brick walls, it was used as a fortress in times of war (when that happened they moved the nuns somewhere...

permalink written by  tdurante42489 on May 8, 2011 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: Moscow 2011



Москва!!

Привет всё! (Hello everyone) I'm finally able to get online and update this. There's so much to tell! My flights went very well. The flight from Tampa to New York was quick and easy, then I had a four hour layover in JFK. The flight to Moscow was my first international flight. I flew over on...

permalink written by  tdurante42489 on May 6, 2011 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: Moscow 2011



Day two

Well I got up today at about 11 and then everyone went to take our placement test for Russian, and we got our MSU student id's which are this paper booklets, really old fashioned feeling, I like it. After our test the grad students walked us around in a few circles around campus for no apparent...

permalink written by  tdurante42489 on May 6, 2011 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: Moscow 2011



Jumping in Moscow

Just arrived in Moscow, we went to get registered (not only do you need a visa but you need to be registered when you arrive in Russia, stating where you'll be staying and for how long) Right after, we met with Ksenia and Gregory (CSers that I had hosted during the summer) for a city walk and...

permalink written by  Sly on September 13, 2010 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: Jumping Around



Melting in Moscow

So I've been in Moscow a few days now, staying in my dad's flat (free accom, sweet!) Went to dinner in a snazzy little jazz club (Forte) with him the other night, the food was good, the band was better. Followed by an oreo maddness in TGI Friday's (traditional Russian experience. For my...

permalink written by  Maria89 on July 25, 2010 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: England to China overland



Just a flower

Flowers

permalink written by  zlion on October 28, 2009 from Moscow, Russia
from the travel blog: russia trip



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