The latest Journal Entries from Kate at Footstops.com en-us Sat, 10 May 2008 09:58:14 -0700 Copyright 2008, Bryan Rite @ Footstops.com Sat, 10 May 2008 09:58:14 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/ Hey everyone! So here's what will probably be my last update while still in Russia, since I come home on Thursday. Weird, I know.   Alright. So since I got back from Sochi I've been pretty productive. On Monday I didn&#0... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4727/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4727/ Sat, 10 May 2008 09:58:14 -0700 Hello everyone! Well, first off, Sochi was absolutely wonderful and I had a ridiculously good time. It was warm and green and the air was clean and the sea was beautiful. But I'll start with the train ride there. We all survived p... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4668/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4668/ Sun, 04 May 2008 07:21:43 -0700 Hello, everyone. Tomorrow I'm leaving for Sochi until May 4th, so I wanted to leave you all with one more post before I go. Passover was really fun. I got to hear Russian spoken in a Hebrew accent (by the rabbi, who kept forgetting Russ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4551/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4551/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:21:45 -0700 Alright, so it's been a week. I've gone back and put up pictures on old entries, just so you know. And here's what's happened.   On Sunday I didn't go anywhere except the metro station to buy a phone card.... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4488/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4488/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:46:01 -0700 Hello everyone. Sorry it's been so long, but here we go!   Last week was pretty good.  I got my third discussion club out of the way, and it was a pretty good time. On Wednesday I didn't go to the Russian Museum (it... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4376/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4376/ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:29:48 -0700 Hello everyone! Last weekend I didn't do much-- I stayed home for the most part and watched movies. I bought The Golden Compass in Russian and Ironiya Sudbi 2 (yes!), but I took Golden Compass back because the English didn't work and got Ni... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4169/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4169/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:50:59 -0700 Hello! On Sunday we went to "Zapovyednik," but I didn't like it as much as "the Cherry Orchard." A lot of it happened inside his head and it was hard to follow. On Monday I sent off a bunch of postcards. I had to lick 120 stamps becaus... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4081/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4081/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:47:08 -0700 Hello, everyone. On Thursday I had class, woo. After school I went to get tea with Jessica for her birthday. I didn't do much else. On Friday I had school, and afterwards I took Jill (Jessica's friend from America) to the Alexander Nevsky M... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4009/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/4009/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:31:29 -0700 Hello all! I'm back from Moscow. It was an interesting trip, so this might be a long entry. I put up a lot of photos, too. � On Monday I went with Liza to O'Kei to stock up on snacks for the train, and then we got sushi for lunch. Su... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3971/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3971/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:32:39 -0700 ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3932/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3932/ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:36:21 -0700 So I'm updating quickly again. We didn't get blini yesterday—instead we had pizza. (Not quite the same, but still delicious). We also had our big meeting of the week and Jessica told us about the rest of our excursions, which I ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3922/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3922/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:13:12 -0800 Hey everyone. This is actually one of three entries that I just put up, so you can go back two pages and read even more about my life. We got back really late from Pskov on Monday, and then I had to do homework. On Tuesday we had our meeti... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3876/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3876/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:02:41 -0800 So Pskov was pretty awesome. On Friday I packed and spent the night at Hannah's house. Her apartment is really really close to the place we had to meet, so we didn't have to get up as early. We didn't sleep much anyways, but whatever. We boarded the ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3875/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3875/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:59:06 -0800 So this is going to be a long one. Settle down. Last Thursday was Valentine's Day. A «Valentine's Angel» came to everyone's classes to deliver Valentines. After class I went to get coffee with my friends and then to an internet café. ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3874/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3874/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:52:59 -0800 The ballet was outstading. It was at the Conservatory. I've seen Giselle before, but this was about 1000 times better. Our seats were really good too (I think Liza's host mom snuck us into some that we weren't supposed to be in, but hey it works). Af... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3657/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3657/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:48:11 -0800 ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3628/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3628/ Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:41:22 -0800 So, the militsia here is ridiculous. They all look like they're about 12. Apparently, young boys from small towns who can't find jobs come to the big cities to join the militsia. It's like a middle schooler telling you to show your dokymenti, p... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3592/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3592/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:02:54 -0800 Well, let's see. On Tuesday we did find out where we are placed. I'm in the middle group (of three) out of the semester students. It's definitely the perfect place for me—the grammar is at my level, and the other classes are challenging. I have pho... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3571/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3571/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:48:26 -0800 So I’ve moved in with my host family. I absolutely love them. Viktoriya is my host mom, and there’s her son Pavel. Viktoriya feeds me a lot, and basically acts like my mom. For instance, last night I told her I shower at night—no, she says, you... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3499/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3499/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:11:49 -0800 I’m here! We arrived at 1:30 PM local time, which is about 5:30 AM USC/GA time. I’m pretty exhausted. I think I’ve been awake for about… 28 hours. Blegh. I know I said I would write before we left… my bad. Orientation ended up being really ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3498/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3498/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:10:08 -0800 (Note: I wrote this on my computer, and I am posting at a later date.) � So I’m sitting on the plane to DC. I’ll be posting this later; in case you’re wondering, no I am not accessing the internet from the plane. I finally mana... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3497/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3497/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:07:50 -0800 I found out who my host family is yesterday, and now I'm really excited. There are two people: Viktoria, who is the mom, and Pavel, her 13-year old son. I'll be really close to school, their apartment overlooks the Neva (the river that go... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3308/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3308/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:47:10 -0800 Welcome to my travel journal. In case you don't know, my name is Kate. I am currently a junior at the University of South Carolina, where I study Russian, Spanish and International Relations. I'm originally from Georgia. Aft... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3258/ http://www.footstops.com/terpsichore/blog/3258/ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:32:28 -0800