Today, Hailey and I were walking over to our "Supply Room" to prep some lessons and such. This walk involves going through a guarded gate, signing for a key and going around to the back of another building. The whole walk from our room takes about 15 minutes. We were passing the 1st guard he came out and spoke to us. We knew he knew some English but he asked us to speak with him in English so that he can practice. We ended up talking to him for about an hour, switching languages and swapping helpful hints and talking in English. It was really fun and we learned a lot about the neighborhood.
For example, there a ten year old kid and his younger sister who speak Russian, English, French and Italian (those are only the languages he knew of that they spoke). As to the cars that they drive in this neighborhood.... Audis are considered "low-end". yikes. Also he said that the parents here are the type of people that went to schools like Cambridge. This is one nice place.
Back to the point. I've been so impressed with the Russian people because the ones that speak English look for opportunities to practice their English. While I was taking Spanish classes back in Provo I had to be pushed to practice my Spanish with native speakers. I really hope that I can be that brave when I go home. I feel like there are a lot of Russians who really take advantage of the opportunities that they have. In my limited experience.
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