Pictures!
We also recieved a wonderful package from Grace Church and their kids department! It had tons of things like postits, fun computer paper, stickers for good papers, and games for our classes!
They also sent us tons of pictures they drew, some of which are on our refrigerator.
The whole thing made us smile a lot and was a lot of fun. We also got cards with questions for us so we will answer those here!
Q) Is it cold there?
A) Yes, but no more so than when we lived in South Bend, IN. The weather is fairly similar actually. Constant, drastic changes in weather or temperature from bodies of water. But the wind here is the killer. We live fairly close to the Gulf of Finland and the wind that comes in from the Gulf is cutting and frigid! So that is much colder.
Q) Do you go to church/do they have church?
A) They do have church. Traditional Russian Christianity is called Orthodoxy, but Protestant or Lutheran is common here as well. We go to a Protestant church and the service is in Russian, translated to English.
Q) What do you like to eat?
A) We like our American food and they do have Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and KFC here. But as far as Russian food, there are many things we like. One is called Perogi. It can be like a pie or it can be like a pastry. They have ones filled with meat and they have ones filled with fruit or chocolate. We have a little store that makes them on our walk to school and they are very cheap and wonderful there. About $1! We also like something called Blini. They are like crepes but the Russians have many more kinds of fillings for them. They fill them with caviar and chicken, and chocolate and banana. Tons of different kinds! For more about blini, check out Matthew's post. Finally, there is a wonderful thing here called Sirok. It is a kind of dessert cheese and they have them in little chocolate covered bars. They taste just like little cheesecakes!
Q) What is your favorite store?
A) Our favorite grocery stores are called Paloshka and Lenta. They have a huge variety of things that other stores do not so we like going there. We don't really go clothes shopping because clothes here are so expensive! There is a new department store that opened here on Nevsky called Stockman's and they have a grocery store in the basement that has all sorts of things that we can't usually get here (like oreo's and Ritz Bits with Cheese!).
Q) Have you had a good time?
A) Yes! We really like being here. The city is nice and we live in one of the best areas in the city. Also the school we teach at is the best school I have ever taught in and we love everyone we work with and our students! It will be very hard to leave here someday.
Q) Have you gotten sick and had to go to the doctor?
A) No, thank goodness! We have both been pretty healthy. We've both had colds and I have a but of stomach weirdness right now but we have not been so sick we have had to go to the doctor. Matthew did have to go to the doctor for another reason though! He had to go so that the government would see if he was healthy and decide if we could stay here or not! So he went with other people from school and they had to go to different doctors who did different things and sent the results to us and the government. He is healthy so we can stay!
So if anyone else is interested in sending us questions, we would be glad to answer them! Thank you Grace for your wonderful package and constant prayers!
Amanda
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