Well, I know I have been super lazy, but I'm naturally lazy, so that's no surprise :)
Anyways, I am currently sitting in a cafe, eating pizza and reading The Moscow Times, while also listening to NPR via an app on my phone. The whole situation going on in Crimea is constantly in my face. It's all I hear and see when I turn on the t.v., and people that I meet are always wanting to know what my opinion on the whole situation is. And they also are sure to give me their take, even if I don't care to hear it because I have heard about it a million times. Actually, if this opinion is coming out of the mouth of an intelligent person, or someone I'd actually care to hear the opinion about, then that's fine. It's just annoying when strangers I meet try to get in my face and bark their opinions at me, before even asking me what I think because, maybe I agree with them, but they never even take a second to ask.
This is definitely an interesting time for me to be living in Russia. I guess trouble follows me everywhere after all lol!
My mom keeps telling me that I should come home, but she knows how stubborn I am, and knows that I'm going to stay. Well, I'm going home next month but only for like 2 weeks. Then I'll be back here.... I hope the situation doesn't worsen while I'm away. I feel that the relationship between Russia an America is changing every single day and there are increasingly more sanctions happening. I'm kind of worried of something happening like me not being able to get back into Russia once I leave. Like, what if while I'm gone Putin does something crazy and denies entry of Americans into Russia? I mean, I doubt that will happen, but you can never be too sure. When the Jews were sent to concentration camps, I'm sure at first they didn't know they'd be off to a death camp or gas chambers. Just because something seems unlikely doesn't mean it's not possible and won't happen. Especially when we're dealing with someone like Putin. He has this kind of personality that wants to show that he won't be pushed around. The US and the EU are handing out sanctions like free candy to Russia, and the Russian government is just shrugging them off. This is pretty scary to me because I feel like, how far is russia going to let the West push before it fights back. Of course Russia has been also issuing sanctions, but I feel like those are Putin's light swings, as he's lightly swatting away a butterfly. Im worried about what will it be that breaks this camels back. Or actually, in this case, the bear's back? When there's a kid getting bullied and being cornered, yeah, at first he may not be putting up much of a fight. But there are also some if these bullied kids who then go home, and begin planning an attack to get revenge. And then one day, this kid shows up to school with his guns a blazin. This bullied kid who has everyone against him should be feared the most because there's no telling the amount of crazy behind those calm eyes. And you never know if this kid has an arsenal of weapons waiting for you in his bedroom for that day he finally has had enough. I'm pretty sure Putin has the resources and a pretty big arsenal in his bedroom.
Anyways.... more importantly, hope that the value of the ruble doesn't continue to fall or else I won't have much spending money when I go home. I really need to buy new clothes. And bras- it's hard to find larger bras here, and then when I DO, they're ridiculously expensive, and are of crap quality.
Well, time to leave and get to work. Time to teach some Russian kids how to speak English!! :)
