Due to intense pressure from my number 1 blogger fan ( my mum) and due to being housebound as a result of a small hangover after the England match last night I'll update you on what's been happening in Moscow recently!
Lets see, well after a month of intense practising we finally did our Summer concert and the kids were amazing and sang their little hearts and did a fantastic job and well thank god it's all over!!! :)
We also celebrated the Jubilee and made scones and cucumber sandwiches and had a tea party. In order to make it more exciting and inspire some writing we told the children the Queen would be attending our party. So the kids came up with questions to ask her and we gave Collette one of the queen face masks and a crown and a silly accent! Anyway Miss Hannah (who speaks Russian) told us that when she came in some of the kids were saying in Russian the equivalent of calling us 'deceivers'! And one girl branded me a 'big liar' ! I think British children are a bit more gullible than ours. In England they believed I was the real Big Bad Wolf for goodness sake and my only disguise was some ears and a tail! Well I'm sure they will get over it so i told them that if they go to London they might meet the Queen! hmmm I feel that one coming back to haunt me one day!
Giant stamps
her Majesty in Mosaic!
Last weekend we went out to visit a Dacha (Dacha (Russian: да́ча; IPA: [ˈdatɕə] (
listen)) is a Russian word for seasonal or year-round second homes often located in the exurbs of Soviet and post-Soviet cities.Dachas are very common in Russia, and are also widespread in most parts of theformer Soviet Union. It is estimated that about 50% of Russian families living in large cities have dachas.[1])
It belongs to the parents of a friend of ours so we all went out fr his birthday. Despite the terrible weather it was great fun and lots of shashlik (russian kebab) and vodka was consumed and it was so nice to get out of the city and see plants growing!
not my photo!
Lets see, well after a month of intense practising we finally did our Summer concert and the kids were amazing and sang their little hearts and did a fantastic job and well thank god it's all over!!! :)
We also celebrated the Jubilee and made scones and cucumber sandwiches and had a tea party. In order to make it more exciting and inspire some writing we told the children the Queen would be attending our party. So the kids came up with questions to ask her and we gave Collette one of the queen face masks and a crown and a silly accent! Anyway Miss Hannah (who speaks Russian) told us that when she came in some of the kids were saying in Russian the equivalent of calling us 'deceivers'! And one girl branded me a 'big liar' ! I think British children are a bit more gullible than ours. In England they believed I was the real Big Bad Wolf for goodness sake and my only disguise was some ears and a tail! Well I'm sure they will get over it so i told them that if they go to London they might meet the Queen! hmmm I feel that one coming back to haunt me one day!
Giant stamps
her Majesty in Mosaic!Last weekend we went out to visit a Dacha (Dacha (Russian: да́ча; IPA: [ˈdatɕə] (
listen)) is a Russian word for seasonal or year-round second homes often located in the exurbs of Soviet and post-Soviet cities.Dachas are very common in Russia, and are also widespread in most parts of theformer Soviet Union. It is estimated that about 50% of Russian families living in large cities have dachas.[1])
Today is Russia day (Russia Day (День России Den Rossii) is a holiday, somewhat similar to independence day, celebrated on June 12. On this day, in 1990, Russian parliament formally declared Russian sovereignty from the USSR). so we have had 3 days off although had to work on Sat to make up for this. There are anti-Putin protests going on right now in various places around the city. http://world.time.com/2012/06/12/thousands-show-up-at-anti-putin-protest-in-moscow/
not my photo!
Yesterday we went to visit Moose Park a huge and seemingly very unknown national park just on the edge of Moscow. Well you can imagine my excitement on thinking I might see a Moose! So myself, Collette and Darren packed a picnic and some ice cold beers with visions of grassy knolls and grazing Moose! Alas it was not quite to be such an experience. We did find it and it was beautiful, big silver birches and endless forest. However due to the rain the day before it was also a breeding ground for a ridiculous amount of mosquitos. Not liking to be defeated we ventured in anyway for a very long walk. We tried to stop twice to eat but got attacked by the biggest mosquitos ever so had to eat on the run. By the time we emerged two hours later I was covered in giant welts and everyone was a bit 'on edge!' I also had the unfortunate experience of needing the loo so had to venture off the path into the forest where the really mean mosquitos lived and have a wee. I nearly cried and had to try and wee whilst swatting mossies away which is not good for balance! Anyway might go back when the snow comes, I am determined to see a Moose! In the morning before this i went for my first run in three months!! Today my legs have seized up and it hurts!!!:(
Giant mosquito bite on face!
Giant mosquito bite on face!
And that is that for now... we have 2 and a half weeks left then I will be coming home!! wow...this year has gone so ridiculously fast!!
See you soon xx
oh and my plants grew!!!
