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I am going to attempt to blog. I am not and incredible writer and I have a scattered mind. So bear with me if I jump from topic to topic. 

Here I am in St. Petersburg, Russia. As I sit here in my room I think of what a dream I am living. I feel like I have been thinking of coming here for so long. I am overwhelmed by this opportunity that God has given me. 

I have been here for a little more then two days and am trying to take everything in but I am starting to feel like my brain may explode. From the moment I landed I started to notice that everything was different from what I am accustom to. Then just as I was absorbing in the surroundings I hear someone speak. I feel like I don't understand even one word people say even after being exposed to it some for about a year. I just stand there when people talk and have to shrug my shoulders because I have no idea. I feel extremely frustrated and stupid because I want to know. 

My first few hours in Russia I went to about 4 different grocery stores, went on the subway, visited my history teachers flat, went out for dinner, and went to a ATM for some money. I felt like 1000 things were coming to my mind. I was also a bit sleep deprived from about 20 hours of traveling so my mind was spinning. My second day here in Russia I was a bit more alert and learned much more. I took a Russia language crash course and all day was asked to figure out what things meant. My mind once again was spinning. Anyway we learned much more that day. And today was able to go to the blockade museum and learn some history or Russia. Then go see some of downtown st. pets. 

I want to tell you how the stores work here. So you first walk in and have to lock your purse and other belonging in lockers. You take out your wallet or money and lock everything in, taking the key with you. Then you walk into the store and look around and get what you want. Stores here only sell certain things like there is simple grocery stores with limited selection but then there are stores to buy nuts, honey, or stores for any other item. So needless to say you have to go to many stores to get what you need. 

I am quite tired of writing today. So I will try to write about the subway and blockade museum next time. If you have read this far, good job. haha

Downtown  St. Pets today.