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Same same, but different.
I’d like to take a moment to talk about racism, and depressingly, as it’s Australia Day, it’s entirely appropriate. Firstly, I realise the text in the featured image might be difficult to read: it’s from Russia Today, and says “Judge who sent down racist gang found murdered at city apartment.” Russians are renowned for being […]
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It’s a Hostel Life
So, as it turns out, I’m still homeless! As such, I’ve moved hostels, and am here for tonight too—then this hostel’s booked out as well. I have no particular dramas with living in a hostel, I’ve actually done it on a frighteningly regular basis. Of course, the fact that six young children just moved into […]
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‘Russia is huge, but it makes no sense.’
Firstly, welcome Autumn: (the photo’s completely untouched, believe it or not!) Secondly, welcome to the over 200 people that read my last post (what?!). A girl I work with is the source of today’s rather brilliant post title. She was driving into the city after work and so gave me a lift. Another moment […]
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Living the viva lada
My landlady’s in town at the moment, meaning that I come home even later than I normally would. So, on Tuesday when the opportunity to go out after work came up, naturally I went! It was a girl I didn’t know’s birthday, and I went with one of the other teachers to the 24-hour florist […]
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Shrug – it’s Russia.
Line up for 2 hours to have a document stamped, only to be told that you have to go to a different branch? Shrug, it’s Russia. Travel another two hours to get to the other branch, only to find a sign saying to go to the original branch? Shrug, it’s Russia. A man’s throwing what […]