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At the beginning of the green line is
Primorskaya Station, and not far from Primorskaya is my host Kolya, and my
home for the month. Kolya's awesome... he taught me how to make my own
сухарики and got me hooked
on Akvarium and Boris Grebenshchikov. Photo by Joe Tacke |
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Just a short walk from my home is the Hotel
Chaika. It has a personality of it's own. Photo
by Tony Qualin |
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The bus to school from the Chaika. Before
we got on it the first time, we were told that students always try to
steal the headcovers, and we were begged not to. It seemed a strange
request, but when we got on the bus, it suddenly became very clear.... Photo
by Chris McCurry |
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Alas, after a few days I was told that
homestays must find their own way to Smolny. So, I took the metro from
Primorskaya to Chernyshevsky station every morning. Photo
by Sara Lomasz |
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After getting off the metro at
Chernyshevsky Station, I had a pleasant (when it wasn't raining) walk
through this park. Photo by Stephanie Carrie |
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Hidden amongst the trees is the old Smolny
Cathedral and monastery, which now houses the Center for Russian Language
and Culture. Photo by Stephanie Carrie |
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Smolny has been under renovation for a
while, and the beautiful central tower was under scaffolding while we were
there. The walls are freshly painted bright blue. Photo by
Stephanie Carrie |
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The Saint Petersburg State University
Center of Russian Language and Culture. Photo by Tony
Qualin |
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The old building where we studied had a
maze of hallways and winding staircases. Here's one of the stairways to
class. Photo by Zach Cantrell |
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"Russian's hard." Photo
by Ben Atkinson |
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Once a week we got a special treat, music
classes, where we learned Russian folk songs, taught by the charismatic
Volodya. Photo by Anthony Qualin |
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Click to download .wav files of Volodya
singing "Милая"
and "Динь-динь-динь"
Photo by Anthony Qualin |
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Group 1- Me, Caitie Dalton, Meredith
Tucker, Zach Cantrell, Stephanie Carrie, Travis Griffin, Nina Petrovna,
Greta Daniels, Jayna Murphy, and Rosa Prough. |
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The Texas Tech group- Chris McCurry,
Patrice Hall, Dr. Qualin, Brandy Godwin, Jared Chesnut, Christine
Keels, Andrew Weatherl, Chase Graves, Joe Tacke, Meredith Tucker, me, Sara
Qualin, and Caitie Dalton. Not pictured is Lauren Burton. |
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Between classes, there is still plenty of
time for goofing off, as Joe Camel demonstrates. Photo by
Kyle Simon. |
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Transfer to the Blue
Line- Everyday Life in St. Petersburg |
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Transfer to the Red Line-
Saint Petersburg Sightseeing Tour |
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Transfer to the Yellow
Line- White Nights Tour |
