First day of classes

I am having a great time. Yesterday we went for a tour around Krasnodar then saw Romeo and Juliet at the ballet. It was amazing!!! Boys and girls, the ballet is a performance where the actors dance to tell a story. There are no words only dancing. Today we had our first classes at Kuban State University. This is a university just like Pittsburg State University. Right now, the students are out of school like you. However, many students are still studying because they have to take special tests to see what information they learned this year and the tests are very soon. My host family lives about 10 minutes away from the university so I can walk to campus everyday. We had an awesome lunch in the cafeteria (in our own special room).

We also just met the rector of the university. He is like Mr. Gottlob. He is the principal of the university. While we were talking to the rector, a few film crews from local news stations and a newspaper reporter were at the meeting. So, I might be on the Russian news tonight or in the Russian newspaper tomorrow!! Pretty cool! (The picture below is of one of our group members, Vinton from Washington. He is being interviewed by the Russian TV station.) After our meeting with the rector, we had a short tour of the school and are all using the internet right now in their university computer lab. It is very nice and new. Their computers are just like our computers at George Nettels, but I have to make sure I am typing in English and not Russian! :) I had my first Russian class today too! Pryvet!!! (This is hello in Russian. You can see a picture of my classmate, Attalia from Indiana, above. She is practicing her Russian alphabet.) Hopefully by the end of the three weeks, I will be able to say a few things in Russian!!! ;)