Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only
Attitudes to money and material wealth vary across cultures and within social groups.
“Don’t have 100 roubles, have 100 friends.” – Russian proverb
Many in the West have the stereotype that Russians don’t smile in public. Russians may look serious, sad or even depressed, but they never smile!
Roman was one of my students at Omsk State University and attended several of my first classes in Omsk following my arrival in April 2009.
I met Alena in April 2009 when I first arrived in Omsk and we quickly became friends.