Hi All,
I thought I would continue the blog this year with a bit of a re-cap. I m going to write a bit about my travels in Russia. I started in Russia back in 2005, and I still remember arriving. I flew into Sheremetyevo Airport. (Международный Аэропорт Шереметьево), and was picked up by a lovely chap called Artyom. He was driving the 'Language Link' Citroen 2CV. I should mention that Language Link was the company I would be working for, and secondly I had no idea that 2CVs were even made anymore. Anyways, with a screech of gears off we went into the snow!
The snow was some of the heaviest I have ever seen. The UK has some snow every now and then, but this was something else. The streets were mostly clear, thanks to some massive snowploughs, but the snow drifts were everywhere, and they were massive. After about an hour we arrived at my apartment. It was like something out of the 1970s or 80s. Everything was cheap plywood and the kitchen even had a diner style seat! I didn't know they were still made either! The stove was electric, and my bed was effectively a sofa bed, my room even had a piano in it. I don't play the piano, but I thought it was a nice touch.
It doesn't sound very appealing, I admit, but you know, I loved it! It was my first big adventure outside the UK, and I couldn't wait to get started. I had no idea what the job would be like, what the people would be like, or even if I would be able to navigate around, but it was really exciting, I couldn't wait to meet my flatmate either, but first I thought I would just have a quick nap.....
Some pictures of the apartment, the lift, and the local area (in the snow) are below:
Life in Russia - Part 2 will follow when I get time to update it.
I thought I would continue the blog this year with a bit of a re-cap. I m going to write a bit about my travels in Russia. I started in Russia back in 2005, and I still remember arriving. I flew into Sheremetyevo Airport. (Международный Аэропорт Шереметьево), and was picked up by a lovely chap called Artyom. He was driving the 'Language Link' Citroen 2CV. I should mention that Language Link was the company I would be working for, and secondly I had no idea that 2CVs were even made anymore. Anyways, with a screech of gears off we went into the snow!
The snow was some of the heaviest I have ever seen. The UK has some snow every now and then, but this was something else. The streets were mostly clear, thanks to some massive snowploughs, but the snow drifts were everywhere, and they were massive. After about an hour we arrived at my apartment. It was like something out of the 1970s or 80s. Everything was cheap plywood and the kitchen even had a diner style seat! I didn't know they were still made either! The stove was electric, and my bed was effectively a sofa bed, my room even had a piano in it. I don't play the piano, but I thought it was a nice touch.
It doesn't sound very appealing, I admit, but you know, I loved it! It was my first big adventure outside the UK, and I couldn't wait to get started. I had no idea what the job would be like, what the people would be like, or even if I would be able to navigate around, but it was really exciting, I couldn't wait to meet my flatmate either, but first I thought I would just have a quick nap.....
Some pictures of the apartment, the lift, and the local area (in the snow) are below:
Life in Russia - Part 2 will follow when I get time to update it.
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