River Cruise

Pryvet! We had Russian class again yesterday! Our teacher definitely increased the vocabulary. We learned a few letters of the Russian alphabet - They use an alphabet called cyrillic. Some of the letters look like English letters (a), but some are tricky. For example, Russian has the letter 'P'. However, it isn't pronounced like the English letter. It actually is pronounced like the letter 'r'. WOW!!! It can be confusing!

Following our Russian class, we had a lecture about the educational system in Russia. It was interesting to hear about Russia's schools from pre-school to the university. Most kids in Russia start school when they are 7 years old. They might start at 6 years of age and attend kindergarten, which is like kindergarten in the United States.

After eating lunch and having a meeting with our group leaders, we had some free time to walk around Krasnodar. I went to a few stores to see what they have. The stores in Russia are different than in the US. They are very small and have special items at each store. There are small grocery stores, book stores, flower stalls, little buildings to buy gum, candy, drinks, etc., phone shops to buy cell phones, and more. I went into the supermarket yesterday and bought my favorite Russian snack. They are called Choco Pies! I'll try and buy extra to share with you boys and girls!!! They are yummy!

In the evening, we were taken to the Kuban River and had a private boat ride on the river. It was really nice. We could relax and enjoy the view of Krasnodar while enjoying our time together. We saw people fishing and swimming in the water, as well as the city skyline. It was a great way to end our day!