I’ve been making shrimp and grits lately: comfort food at it’s max I’d say. I’ve also recently revisited the fact that having a native speaker show you around and help you with things when you can’t speak the language makes the place seem much more lively and my time here in Saint Petersburg has been improving ever since. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve had a few hangups in Russian class as the language is freaking difficult and progress is slow, but I’m the one who brought the pain on myself.
I hear there are a few interesting things to do during summer. One of which is called ‘roofing’. This is when a group of people scurry up onto an unknown roof of some random house in the middle of the city. From there I assume you can walk around to other buildings, while getting a fantastic view at the same time. The trees are budding and everyone looks… pretty much the same, just with less clothing layers. But it’s pretty apparent that everyone is feeling bit of relief from the bitter cold. Girls have broken out the short skirts and men are wearing their short… shorts… ew, and it’s only 10C (50F) outside. Only patches of peppered brown snow in random spots can be seen. Everyone here is waiting for the White Nights (a time when the sun never sets) for the parties and whatever else. I hear no one really works much during that time. I’d like to see that.
