ambivalent bear

So everything seems to have come to a grinding halt since the Moscow trip. I'm still happy here, but I've started to miss home for the first time since we arrived. Nothing that a Teremok won't sort though. Russia continues to amuse me regardless of the fact I've been hit by a car for the second time this week today. The main problem is school – if it weren't for those pesky lessons, school would be alright. Although there are hilarious moments (writing 'Andy is a poo' on the board so it's there for the whole lesson) and some quality doodling, spending three hours staring into space everyday is draining. There's not even Starbucks to save me. Also staring has become difficult as I've caught some eye disease overnight. Well, conjunctivitis. All my 'ands' and 'buts' are swollen. Most likely it's from passing out drunk in my make-up too often. But что делать? I'll just have to spend a week or so looking like a zombie.

This week has been fairly uneventful – a failed trip to go see Saw 3d (phew), someone asking if I was Japanese on the metro (?!) and a lot more drinking than was intended. Friday night was, as the cool kids would say, bangin'. The Benedict mob descended on a bar called Griboedov, somewhere in Petersburg (probably, I can't remember where or who I was to be frank). Everyone was a nice level of wasted and much hot goss was forged in that fateful night. Most of it radiating from Andy and his shirtless/violent/slaggy ways. Silly bear. The only regret I have (that I can recall) from Friday is that I didn't get no cake. I was later informed that there is a cafe in Griboedov that was serving delicious snacks until at least 3am. The vomming would have been soooo worth it.

I'm going to love you and leave you – as fun and time-wasting as blogging is, I feel I should maybe do some work now we have only six weeks (wah!!) left in Russia. It's weird to think that some people will be leaving sooner! Crikey. Stay safe folks, and ну погоди for the next one!


For your amusement in the meantime:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPe-fPzBFF0