September 28th

This weekend was fabulous. Why? Because WE GOT INTERNET IN OUR FLAT!!! So from now on I will have the means to connect with the world on an everyday basis!

Highlights of the weekend:
· Our friend Jeff stayed with us from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Since he is basically laughter personified, this was a lot of fun.
· When the internet came, our building manager Zhenya came and hung out with us for hours. We drank a lot of tea, ate a variety of snacks, and chatted with him in Russian. Thank the Lord Jeff was here, because he was able to keep the conversation flowing. It was pretty fun, and he even gave us a recipe for borscht as well as a map of fun things to do in Mitino.
· I got to Skype chat with: mom and dad, Kess and Nate, Micaella, and Maisha!!!! Each of these conversations was wonderful in its own way.
· On Sunday I spent the later part of the day and night with my bestie-here Sarah. This was good for the soul, although we did have to spend a lot of time working on a paper that was due the next day.

Non-Highlight:
· Sarah has to move away on Saturday. BOOO. It will now take us about three hours to get to each other! I know we will still see each other, but it has been so nice for her to be close (an hour away), and to have sleepovers at least once a week. :(