Fall and winter breaks

Nature saves, nature cures, when you have a need... When you are sick of studying and you are extrimely tired of the place, the best way to keep your nerves together is to give up everything you are doing at the moment and go into the woods... That what I did last year, fall break 2005, beautiful weather, wonderful days, just you, some people and nature! We went to the south of Missouri, and to my surprise, at that place, several hours away from Fulton, the nature is beautiful and very different. Sleeping in the tents, eating crap, investigating caves, scaring bats, taking lots of pictures, enjoying the sun, climbing rocks, swimming in a cold water, drinking of course, making bonfires, singing, playing games at night, telling scary stories, laughing at Leslie (crazy chinese guy), canooing, playing volleyball, thinking a lot, meditating... I did so much during these few days than I did during the whole semester :D
However the sadest moment was when I had to come back to reality... e.g. school, Fulton... and everything continued to be the same from day to day, week to week, month to month... Untill the moment, when I gave up and told myself that I need to change the environment. So I went to New York followed by Chicago!!!
WOW! the 3 letters I used to repeat anywhere I went! Impressive! Two amazing, very international cities opened my eyes. I've never though I will be able to see something that I'm used to see only on TV... well, it was time to feel it myself, to wonder around, to smile, to laught, to surprise, to be shocked. Me and my french friend Elodie lived in Harlem, the place that is also known as Lation getto. Some might think that it's must be dangerous in there?! - well, walking in the night streets of Harlem, we would never get scared. In general, both NY and Chicago seem to be safe enough :), but not in a sense of health expecially in Chicago, where I froze every part of my body just going from one building to another. It was COLD! Like at home this month, plus Chicago is known as the city of winds. I didn't die, but the cold made my staying less pleasurable. However, Chicago is 18$ away from Fulton, so I can say that I'm coming back. This place worth being visited several times. :D
Another most impressive thing is that I've never seen the ground from 86th of the Empire State Building and in few days from 101st flour and Sears Tower. My knees are still shaking when I look at the pictures or just remember those moment... The whole trip was an advanture! And everything would be perfect if in a week I didn't have to come back. Moreover, I wish I could spend more time with Amki. Yeah, seeing her at the end of my staying in NY was an amazing feeling, like we didn't say bye to each other in May and we never actually had to be apart for more then half a year... It was like I just saw her yesterday and we had lots of things to tell to each other... but my plain was leaving in 2 hours :( and I had to say bye again with a hope that I will see her again.. very sooon...I wish we could be anywhere we wanted at any point of time: "Why did Eva ate a forbidden apple?"

the beginning

Wow, it's actually fun:) he he he, I think having blogs it's a great idea of keeping your thoughts, events, memories together. I find it much more useful than sending mass e-mails to each other: first of all, your mail box doesn't get full, second of all, anyone who is interested in what I or you are doing these days somewhere in the world could just go on-line (c'mon, almost every one has net in 21st century, or at least I hope you do;))
Well, talking about my nowadays life I can just briefly say: I'm in the middle of the USA in the place which is not much different from Flekke. Moreover, I found it funny that from UWC I droped to WC which can be understood like "World College" or as an abriviation on toalet sign or in reality it means Westminster College, located in Fulton, MO. It is another Flekke, seriously, but at least in Flekke we had shuttle going Dale or something... here, I hardly can go to "Dale" (Columbia - nearest big city) simply because I'm not american and I don't have a car. Eh, I wish I did... But anyways, this place is not that bad. It's pretty and the climate in here is mild lovely quite often, so we don't freeze during the winter: it hardly snows here, not like at home in Moscow where it's almost -40 C :S (eh, Marta, it's much more colder since you were here with -20 C...) It had never been that cold since long time ago, I mean yeah, I remember -20 but no more than that :S brrrrr, don't even want to think about being cold. Fulton's weather is nice enough to make me shiver when I hear minus something :)
If you don't know, I'm telling you a secret: Fulton, specificly Westminster College is the place where Churchill gave his Iron Curtain Speech!!! Yeah-yeah, that's true and moreover, this March we are going to celebrate it's aniversary and as it's seems so far, we are expecting Bush to be present during such a day... Oh, I wish I could look into his face and say everything I've been holding for so long, but I doubt they will allow us to even look at him... he is too cool...
However, March is not soon, so I'll just stop dreaming and write about my regular life for almost half a year. My first semester in a very different environment, different country, different system...., was an experience. Adoptation period haven't finished yet and I don't think it will, coz there are so many things I can't get used to, I'm dissagree with. What helps me a lot is having some of RCNUWCs here and other wonderful international students, otherwise life would be hell. One othe most memorable things that happened to me right in the beginning of fall semester is going to the Coldplay concert!!!! They were amazing as always! Wonderful songs, good voices, great show and a lot of fun. Honestly, we were almost the only ones who were enjoying the show standing and dancing, the rest weren't even up. How is it possible to enjoy the such a concert with such an anthusiasm! (sarcasm). I will never forget it! " I LOVE COLDPLAY!!! " he he he he ......
To be continued.... later...

my first entry....

well, this is just a try :$ actually, I have no clue how this thing works, so I guess I'll just try to figure something out... hmmmm does anyone know how to put my profile picture?! ohh, I guess no one yet knows that I've got a blog... he he he