Tattoo
My tattoo is really hurting lately! It's itchy like a sunburn and scabbing over. Since it is so irritated, I am unable to shave that part of my leg. Right now, the doll's face has hair growing out of it. Which is actually authentic Russian ;) Women in the Caucasus mountain area tend to have very hairy faces. I've been thinking of leaving the hair long where the dog is...making it a 3D tattoo :p
Lessons learned
In Russia, the wedding ring is worn on the right hand! I couldn't believe it. But it's tradition. One story I heard is that most people wipe their ass with their left hand, so why would you wear your wedding ring on your ass wiping hand? Personally, I use my right hand, so wedding ring on the left works fine for me! Now I know to check both hands before pursuing a man.
Learning Russian
I have yet to improve my Russian. The second someone speaks to me in Russian (usually far too quickly to understand) I shut down and just say sorry I don't speak Russian. I know I should be practicing, but it is far too overwhelming. I can read cyrillic almost perfectly now, but maybe when I am home I can get my vocabulary up to snuff. I met a woman from Ohio who has lived in Russia for 15 years and still speaks terrible Russian. It made me want to quit trying right then and there. How can someone who is literally around the language all day not be able to pick it up? It goes to show how difficult Russian really is.
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