RLUS SUCK 30.9.13

My knowledge of Russian numbers was put to the test today when a cute babushka with rosy cheeks stood next to me at the bus stop to ask me the numbers of the buses as they drove by. I was just shouting numbers periodically hoping she’d eventually flag something down instead of speaking nonsense at me. It was rather sweet so I called her a babe and she said спасибо. It was pretty hilarious that out of all the words in the English language to recognise, it was “you’re a babe.” Anyways I think it was the 27 she wanted and when my 21 came, she got on it with me. Not sure why. Maybe it was the one she wanted. Maybe it wasn’t. Either way, she’s deffo YOLOing all over this town.

When I got home I was welcomed by a group of criminals doing community work by raking the leaves outside of my building. I was too scared to take a photo of them in case I was mugged/beaten up/made to join in, so I went up to the safe confines of the apartment and took a photo from my window. I say safe confines, but I came home after tutoring and for some reason the door was 3 inches open so anyone could have walked in. Either way, the leaves are now back. The weather has turned quite chilly and people are starting to turn to coats, but it’s at least 3-5 degrees most days and once you get walking you don’t even notice the cold. It’s just running by Lake Onega that’s still an issue. Definitey come home drenched a few times after being attacked by the waves. (Why are there waves anyways, it’s a lake)!

This month I’ve decided to pay the extra money and have dinner included. Nadejda finds it hilarious that I don’t eat meat or fish and handed me a jar of baked beans. That’s right, a jar of them. They were cold and all different shapes and sizes. But none-the-less really delicious. Plus she makes these amazing oniony potatoes. This is the 2^nd day in a row that I haven’t stopped eating until I’ve physically felt like I’m about to throw up. It’s not good, but at the same time it’s too good. Problems. Also this look she gives me when she tells me there's no meat or fish in it; it's dodgy okay. Like I'm starting to doubt her. 

The University are also being jackasses. I want to change 2^nd semester from St.Petersburg to Volgograd because I never quite realised how expensive St.Petes is. Accomodation is £100 a week, plus you need to get the metro in every day. The company we go through, RLUS, suck like nothing else. The website doesn’t tell you anything about the cost of living anywhere here. I’m actually compiling a list myself which I’ve already suggested they put on their website but I got a sarky e-mail in reply from the guy in charge. From what I’ve heard in the years above, they basically can’t be bothered to do any work so they try and be as unhelpful as possible. So many people changed for this semester right now and others in the past so it is possible to do so; they’re just incompetent and lazy. Without wanting to sound like a child who didn’t get their way, they are actually very unhelpful considering the extortionate amount of money we have to pay for everything. Extending our visas and extra HIV tests this week are another £40. THEY SUUUUUUUCK at the complete misinterpretation of life thing they got going on.

Anyways tutoring is really cute. Anna found my article on the US credit limit pretty difficult but she totes agreed with me when I made up some nonsense about it helping her learn more financial words. Trololololol. She paid me for 2 classes in advance so I guess I’m not doing that bad with her. Although again we did her homework, plus prep for her next lesson so she can come prepared. What a babe. I also told her that if her teacher tells her that something I said isn’t right, it’s just because my English is more colloquial. Basically I’m so unqualified to teach it’s insane. I have no knowledge of English grammar and I speak nonsense most of the time. I don’t know how I don’t give off this impresssion to Anna but I’m rolling with it.