Great Article, Yana! 

Here are 2 words, which I'm still struggling with (even after over 5 years of learning Russian).

двадцать (20) and двенадцать (12)

Of course, I know what they mean and how to say them, but I always get them mixed up when I'm speaking!




 

April's plans

Hi, I want to share some plans with you here and hope it gives some inspiration to you too.

For the last three years I have worked at the same place and usually couldn't find time for anything. All the days were the same: I would wake up, get dressed, eat (or usually not), go to work, do a lot (but of course not everything which I could), go back home and sleep. The part of relaxing was really important, especially because I have never felt enough of this. Also these experiments like becoming an 'early bird', doing more sport activities etc, didnt give enough results. What did I do wrong? And is it possible to do everything good and at the same time have enough resources for something else except work?

After this time I stopped for a moment and looked back. Now I have a huge collection 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 sailed on a big ship. It was a very intensive time, which gave a lot of ideas. I also understood exactly that I needed a good 'harbour' (or 'homebase') because after every travel it is so good to have a place where you can back to.

So I decided to quit for three or four months to get a chance just to read, learn languages and - I hope - to pass English exam (I rewrite this aim every year from one notebook to another and I'm still not sure if 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 people close to me, who really knows what to do with their lives. For example, if (in common) we live til 70 years old, it means we don't have much time for 'everything' and we really have to choose between one possibilities and others. The crazy idea 'to have everything' just means will become unhopeless sufferers.
I hope this vacation time will give some good ideas for future.

What are your plans for life? (or life-long goals/ambitions)

Да, точно! Спасибо Роман!