Thought I'd let you know that I had my first car stop for me and let me cross at a pedestrian crossing. I felt this was quite a big deal. Also yesterday I had a Russian come up to me and ask me for directions to my university here!! That was surprising. I managed to mumble in Russian about where it was, luckily it was only round the corner!
Shock horror. They have Topshop here in Russia. Will I ever escape that store? Not only do they have it in America now, but here in Russia? Hurr. Definitely won't be visiting there. Western stores here double their prices so it's even worth it for me to buy anything out here clothing wise.
A random piece of good news was that my friend from England has come to Moscow for a week! It was so weird to see his facebook status as being in Moscow. We went for a drink last night near the библиотечка имла ленина and it was nice to see someone I knew here! I told him all about the dos & don'ts of Russia, some of which he didn't realize. He's here for work and also to be part of David Cameron's delegation next week. I'm terribly excited that DC (my hero) is coming to Russia for his first visit. I think it's a super important event because it should help heal the rocky relationship between the UK & Russia. DC is a really good ambassador for the UK and makes our country look much better than previous Prime Ministers.
