MOSCOW!

First Impressions

I was not going to start a new blog, buut, who needs old blog clutter?? right??

Anyway, we arrived in Moscow about a day or two ago. It's been hard to keep track of time over here. I blame the 8 hour time difference. So far the culture shock hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. I kept hearing awful "backwards" stories that scared me to death. Buut, I dont know. I can only compare it to Barranquilla/Cartagena and the U.S -therefore Russia lands somewhere in between. I would understand feeling as if it were super backwards if a. you're a snob or b. only been to super developed nations. But it's pretty developed if you ask me. Then again, what do I know, I've only been here two days. The only really big issue is the language. Like, fucking huge ass issue. I've gotta get on that ASAP. But the people are nice and are usually willing to see your whole flailing arm sign language routine and try to help.

As for food, I've only been to two restaurants here, first a Mediterranean one. While they did have Mediterranean food, it was more like, a hodgepodge kind of Mediterranean Russian version. Like, most of the meals came with fries -not very Mediterranean (you know, like some restaurants in South America). And although Moscow can be expensive, this restaurant wasn't so bad. Then a Ukrainian cuisine one, it was not bad. Unfortunately, I went with a safe "chicken kiev". But next time! Borscht! The key word at Russian restaurants though, is: Patience. The food gets there, when it gets there. If you have somewhere to go, eat fast or have them pack it up.

We also don't have internet at home -yet. The connectivity withdrawal has been awful. I usually try to not be online as much as others I know, but even so, I realized I'm so much more dependent on technology than I ever thought. It's been an interesting experience thus far. But I can easily say that up to now, I like Moscow. The weather is freezing, but manageable since everyone has heater, so it's either super hot or super cold (although I hear it's not as cold as it usually gets and it's -20, Bummer!). Anyway, I leave you with a look through my room's balcony:


wooo! I think I'll be able to keep this blog up. So, stay tuned!