well its st valentines. here they celebrate it differently -in that, everyone who someone loves gets a gift. so its more of a family thing.
its still fairly cold, hovering around -25. although today was a belter as there was some wind. face scraping stuff.
tried to sample some more night life, although it can depend on closing times, drink prices, paying for tables and teenagers being dickheads.
i asked my friend if we could go see some countryside and we ended up going to an abandoned warehouse which is about 20 floors high. going up crumbling staircases and walking across holey floors was slightly unnerving but the view from the top was impressive.
lots of kids around the other day, zooming down hillsides on all manner of devices. they seem to start at a very early age and are pretty fearless. sometimes use each other as sleds! not got my snow legs yet..
job still good but tiring. students are great and often inspiring.
played badminton against the best player in the whole komi republic and won. so i am now champion of an area the size of france..
ok so heres some random pix..
its still fairly cold, hovering around -25. although today was a belter as there was some wind. face scraping stuff.
tried to sample some more night life, although it can depend on closing times, drink prices, paying for tables and teenagers being dickheads.
i asked my friend if we could go see some countryside and we ended up going to an abandoned warehouse which is about 20 floors high. going up crumbling staircases and walking across holey floors was slightly unnerving but the view from the top was impressive.
lots of kids around the other day, zooming down hillsides on all manner of devices. they seem to start at a very early age and are pretty fearless. sometimes use each other as sleds! not got my snow legs yet..
job still good but tiring. students are great and often inspiring.
played badminton against the best player in the whole komi republic and won. so i am now champion of an area the size of france..
ok so heres some random pix..
the wiring outside my flat
looking down to the river
a twee
the top of the abandoned building
and views from it - the railway line to moscow
the roof floor, with visible holes and hidden ones..
slighly queezy
a long way back to sowerby bridge
a wee church
the view from my friends flat
Igor and myself reflect on the differences in local faces (he being nordic)
swift vodka drinking
my colleague and her relation
ezgenya (who can only swear in english)
irina (speaks fluent german)
olga and the sportcentre mutt
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