When we returned from vacation there was a little bit of snow on the ground but it had started to melt. Last Friday night coming back from dinner though we found that it had started snowing a bunch and we had a good 3 inches on the ground! I love that feeling of the first snow when the cold doesn't matter and you can't help but laugh at everything. I jumped on the crunchy snow and then we had competitions to see who could slide the farthest on the sidewalk. When we got back to the school we met up with the other girls and we were climbing up hills and making snowmen. Pretty soon our friends the guards were outside and a HUGE snowball fight broke out! It was the Russians v. the Americans 2 to 5. Because the snow was perfect the game lasted a long time (Though I'm not sure how long because I took off my watch). We were all pretty wet by the end of it, but it didn't matter because it was so much fun we kept talking about it all that night. Honestly, that's the best snow that I've experienced for packing quick little snowballs.
The next day Chelsea and I went into Red Square and waited in line to see Lenin's Body (A MUST in Moscow). It was a good day to go; we only waited in line for about 10-15 min because of the cold. To get in we had to go through the only metal detector we have found in Russia that actually means anything. Usually even if they go off the guards don't do anything but here we had to empty our pockets and people that made the alarm go off got the wand. They take Lenin very seriously. My honest opinion, he looked like a wax figure. I was VERY impressed by it all though. I'm so glad I got to see him.
After that we went to the Cathedral of Christ- one of my favorites so far-- and then met up with the rest of our group at the Russian Folk Dance show. Those dancers made my jaw drop at the first number and I was impressed all the way through. They all are so talented and the music was so upbeat and entertaining. There was a little boy and little girl sitting near us and they kept getting up and jumping around and dancing along. They were adorable.
My life is awesome. That's all.
The next day Chelsea and I went into Red Square and waited in line to see Lenin's Body (A MUST in Moscow). It was a good day to go; we only waited in line for about 10-15 min because of the cold. To get in we had to go through the only metal detector we have found in Russia that actually means anything. Usually even if they go off the guards don't do anything but here we had to empty our pockets and people that made the alarm go off got the wand. They take Lenin very seriously. My honest opinion, he looked like a wax figure. I was VERY impressed by it all though. I'm so glad I got to see him.
After that we went to the Cathedral of Christ- one of my favorites so far-- and then met up with the rest of our group at the Russian Folk Dance show. Those dancers made my jaw drop at the first number and I was impressed all the way through. They all are so talented and the music was so upbeat and entertaining. There was a little boy and little girl sitting near us and they kept getting up and jumping around and dancing along. They were adorable.
My life is awesome. That's all.
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