Super-Duper Wacky n' Tacky Euro Adventure

I am!!! So I'm definitely heading up for a few days to visit some buddies up stream.

I took this photo while on my way to school this morning. It was the first time in a while that I have gone to sleep with the streets clear, then woken up to a blanket of snow. It has been snowing all day but most of it is not sticking. Ochen boo. At least we got some!

Got a paper due at the end of this weekend. Totally gonna get everything done. Yeah.

So I realize that I haven't been able to put up posts about Turkey yet or pictures (I know how y'all love the pics!) and unfortunately today is not the day either. I just can't seem to get my computer to any internet lately (I'm currently on Iris' mac (ew, mac! (I know!!))).

Just wanted to give a quick shout out to Gosha quickly for coming over half-drunk last night and refusing to speak a word of English. You helped a lot with my Russian homework. Spasibo tebya balshoi!

Also, things have been going a lot better since my bitchy entry on Monday. I just needed someone to rant to and blogger.com seemed to be fit perfectly at the time. I am currently in the middle of organizing my life before the end of the quarter and getting way too many things done in way too little time. I'm going to try to head to St. Pete for a weekend, but I will strictly be doing homework on the train this time. For the most part.

Alright, I promise pictures soon!

So after a wonderful trip, I'm having a pretty rough first day back. Here are some highlights. So I'm on my way home this morning hauling a good thirty lbs of luggage on my back and I was going to stop at the McDonald's to pick up a copy of the Moscow Times and an EggMc Muffin. Salivating my way to the door of the world's busiest McDonalds, I find it doesn't open till 7:30 AM. Great. Now I have no food, no information, and I'm late for school. No worries, I'll just pick up today's Isvestia newspaper that always includes an edition of the New York Times on Mondays. Nope, I had exactly nine rubles in my pocket and the paper costs ten. On my way late to home, just as rush hour was starting to pick up. I realize my keys aren't in my pocket. After about a half hour of freaking out I realized I had put them away in my backpack during the trip so I wouldn't lose them. Good idea. When I get to Russian class, I'm being ridiculed by my teacher for not doing the homework. Then I can barely keep my eyes open for my Econ course. There is one more class today at four and Iris and I plan on working out in a few. I'm dead and I have a project to finish soon for the World Bank. A final due at the end of the week.

One good thing did happen today. Next to the annoyingly closed McDonalds is the city's new Christmas Tree at Pushkinskaya square. It's very pretty. I'll try and get a daytime shot soon.

Turkey details to come soon