My letter to Mexico Hey, Jacob Your story of the life, mix of cultures (Mexican and French) which you have in your blood - it is fantastic chance to live with the feeling of Glogal motherland. The cultures of two continents, two diffrent worlds and two philosophy how to spend this life. I dont have it. My parents are Russians and the one thing is really good that we travelled here a lot. Russia is the country of the one road, the huge road from East to West. And if you want to go to the other places, you will be sad to see the quality of the roads around transsiberian way. You will easely catch the time machine feeling. Old houses, people with old things and at the same time they know the current popular people from TV. The angels from TV which can go to the hearts of unknown people. The frase "people from Moscow" still works in regions. And it is not very important what problem you want to solve with this frase. Are you looking for a costumes for your new films or are you looking for a helicopter for a hunting. Mirracles can happend with the magic frases and now you know this frase. I want to tell, that your letter inspired me a lot. I miss this type of conversations, with deep feelings and deep emotions. You postponed me to the forgotten feeling of slowly life, with long letters and calm life. Thank you for it. You wrote you want to go deepier to the technical part of knowledge - to be honest, I love it. And also I know how to fix the sink and a lot of other things after I got through refurnishment the house. I am just curious how these things work. And may be because I am the daughter of an engeneier, I really love all the things about mechanics. In what area do you live in Mexico? Do you love it? I spend in Moscow 8 years and the feeling of the city changed a lot in this period. Before I really wanted to live in the center but know I live from 35 min from center and I love the place where I love because it has all sports things and other which can be in new area. How is it working in Mexico? I understand why do you learn Russian. And if you need any help, just write. I was a teacher of Russian and may be my help will be useful for you. I also understand why you have this feeling about traditional values. I think you are right. the countries with big family values usually seems more happier. And you know.. the more I travel, the more I see people love families, love to have the soul mate and the good partner neer them. Inside we all are the same, I guess

time for changes I will be 31 years old in this year. And first time in my life I started think about plans for the whole life. May be because here, in Russia, when you are 30 all your life has the vectors. Family, work, profession. And you can see in common what to do in your life. And now I see had no plan for the life. Graduate the univeristy, find the job, have a place where to live. And after it it is good time to have a real plan. The big one ;) Will see. And what about you? Do you have any plans for a future?

web services I started to use web services just a couple of years ago. /the first one was airbnb. I planed the trip to Scotland and was very sad with the prices for the livings and hotels and all of this stuff. And I decided to use airbnb. Well, I was afraid that I will not klie the service (well, to be honest I was afraid that I will not find the right room or host or who knows what it will be). Like everything new this idea was frightened me and also it was the strongest magnet. Yes, I was scary and yes, I wanted to try. That trip was very cool! Host was great and city was the city from the dream. A couple months lately I strted to use italki. Well, I am a lazy person so I didnt get all advanteges of this web service. Just put some notes and that was all. Well, now I also dont know who to organize the educational process in successfull way. What do you think? What os the best way to learn language here with italki? I still suppose better to find a good book and just read articles. Tell about your experience and how did you do your language tour really successfull?

The new experience I had twice the experience of working as a language teacher. This year I have started the lessons with hungarian pair. They both dont speak Russian. they both are a funs of languages, travels, new emotions. They are amazing and it is a pleasure to speak with them. It is one of the moments when you go to work and really happy to stay a bit longer. To give a bit more. To communicate a bit often. Sometimes I read in different books people try to find the happeness. And I suppose easy to cut unhappeness to get everything you need. And what is your secret of happyness?

My #2 Russian lesson for students New task :) 1. print the paper (* I added it to this letter) 2. learn the words 3. Write (by cursive) the translation by heart (oh yes, dont look to your papers))) - Do you want a tea? - No. I want a coffee. - Good, one coffee. What else? - I dont know. - Do you want a hotdog? (*write this word - hotdog - how you hear it with russian letters) - Yes, thank you! Good idea! - Ok, one coffee and one hotdog. - Thank you! :) PS. Please save the papers with your tasks. I will check them one more time when we meet at tis weekend. ПС. Пожалуйста, сохраните листы с вашими заданиями. Я проверю их ещё один раз когда мы встретимся на выходных.

Mein April Hallo, mein Name ist Katerina und ich lebe in Russische stadte Moscu. Moscu ist so verschneit also in April. Das ist ein grosse Probleme fur mich dann ich wunsche in ein warmes Land leben. Ich kann keine den kurze Hose tragen. Wie die kurze Hose?! Hier ist merh actuellen die kurze Pelzjacken (oder lange Pelzjacken)! Und in welche Klimat wunsch du leben? Schreiben hier deine Ideen, bitte :)

April's plans Hi, I want to share some plans with you here and hope it gives some inspirations to you too. The last three years I worked at the same place and usually couldn't find time for anything. Days were the same: wake up, take clothes, eat (usually nope), get to work, make a lot (but of course not everything which I could), go back home and sleep. The part of relax was really important, especially because I have never feel enought in this part. Also these experiments like using "early bed time", more sport activities and etc didnt give enought result. What did I do wrong? And is it possible to do everything good and at the same time have enought resourse for something else exept work? After this time I stoped for a moment and looked back. Now I have a huge collect of books "for tomorrow" and some ideas what to do - also "for tomorrow". The last time when I had a huge vacation was a period around 2 years ago when I sails at the big ship. Very intensive time which gave a lot of ideas. I also understood exectly that I need some good "harbour" because after every travel it is so good to have a place where you can back. So I decided to quit for the three-four months to get a chance just to read, learn languages and - hope so - to pass English exam (this aim I rewrite every year from one notebook to another and still not sure I can do my best at this exam - I think about IELTS). May be it was not the best decision in the life (especially because of the crysis in Russia, the best part - I live in Moscow and here is much easier to find the job that in any other place in this country), but I am not sure I have any great person close who really knows what to do with the life time and with the different choices which everybody has in the life. For example, if (in common) we live till 70 years old, it means we have not so many time for "everything" and we really have to choose between one possibilities and others. The crazy idea "to have everything" just means unhopeless suffer. I hope this vacation time will give some good ideas for future. What are your plans for these life?