While awaiting Russian Christmas on January 7th it's fun to listen to traditional Russian songs!


This song is about the Christmas Tree, Yolka.

В лесу родилась ёлочка,
В лесу она росла,
Зимой и летом стройная,
Зелёная была.




Пусть бегут неуклюже - Watch the best video clips here

And this is a traditional children's birthday song!

English In Russia

I am fascinated by some of the differences in English spoken in Russia. Some of my favorite phrases or words include: Ques (instead of lines) why not (a favorite for every speaker of english as a 2nd language) Ohmygodable (popular with teens) varients, composition (instead of essay) marks (instead of grades) holiday (instead of vacation)

Russian Current Events..

Tragedy at a night club in Perm.. 100 people died to the club's not meeting fire regulations. There was only one exit and people could not get out of the building fast enough.. Hundreds of clubs were closed as around the country as an after affect to this event.



Train explosion between St. Petersburg and Moscow. This makes me fear leaving my flat.. :(

маршру́тка..

My Dearest маршру́тка Bus..



How I await you for you every morning in the Russian cold. I see your number 45 or 77 from the distance and know you've come for me. You never let me down.. Oh Dearest Marshutka with your driver yelling violently out the window.. I wonder how I'll fit today when you open your sliding door revealing Russians crammed into every space like a can of sardines. Marshutka is it safe for me to enter or should I bring a helmet with me?

As I embark my journey to the center of Rostov, I hold on to the bar for dear life as I can barely see through the solid crowd of people during the morning commute. All I can see is a Russian icon.. Saint Nicholas (The Protector) rocking from the rear view mirror as I'm surrounded by fluffy fur coats and soviet fur hats..

My Dearest Marchutka keep me safe on my journey to work today. Please take my 14 roubles and don't take my life..

Happy Veterans Day!

To Our Heroes:

Happy Veterans Day! God Bless you and Thank you.



Image is of my favorite painting by Thomas Kinkade.. named Homecoming.

From Russia With Love...

Close your eyes and dream a good dream.. Live with no boundaries.. do not conform, do without hesitation.. live the life you dreamt of living.. live like Heaven on Earth..

Chain Fairy Tale Assignment, Russia

As a warm-up game in a couple of my classes, I played "Chain Fairytale" This is one of my favorite games, as the end result is a quite entertaining story! The object of the game is to start out the first sentance, typically Once Upon A Time.. then pass the paper around the classroom and each student has to add a sentance to the story!
These are the two stories my classes created! This assignment I think is my favorite! hehe.. but then again I am easily amused... :-)

Once Upon A Time. There was a very-very old woman. This woman was a witch. She lived in a forest. She enjoyed to eat fresh frogs every morning. The witch had three daughters. The oldest daughter was very pretty. But she wasn't married and her mother decided to find a husband for her. Her husband had a big house in another forest. She has lived many years because she was a very good healthy because she liked to ride a bike every morning. That is why they decided to start their own business. But there were a lot of problems because a crime level was high. But they decided to do it in any case because life is given only one time. She opened a supermarket. And she became the richest women in the forest. But she was still expecting her sweetheart... The End!

Once Upon A Time. One black vampire lived in his dark and big castle. He wanted to find the boy or girl and to kiss and bite the neck. They afraid and ran to home. But the vampire followed them to their house. And then he found a bottle of holy water, drank it and died. But he has a child wgo like blood very much too and he started to revenge people for his father. He goes to his father's grave. The End!