I am currently watching "Dark matter".  Not very sophisticated and thought-provoking, however the plot develops pretty fast. Perhaps, the series will do for "Firefly" fans too. 

Also "Brainless". Another kind of easy watching. A comedy, which is sarcastic about modern politics. 

Enjoyed "Breaking bad". 

Enjoyed "Wayward pines" and "Silicon Valley" at first, but then got bored because of the plot predictability. 

Hi!

I've been such a dominating teacher =) My student was a very beginner. We we learning how to make questions, to which she had very creative approach. As a home task she prepared a lot of questions for students in the group (completely ignoring all the samples and patterns I gave at the previous lesson), and as a result none of the questions was comprehensible. However, she was so eager to speak without correcting anything! I complimented her on the big number of questions prepared and the enthusiasm; however, I had to use all my charm to make her see that I actually gave the samples for a good reason. Not to frustrate her by saying bluntly: "It is all wrong and completely incomprehensible! What only makes you ignore the samples so persistently?" I made quite a speech with many examples illustrating the importance of following the patterns. This way I wished to inspire her to correct the questions. After the lesson she complained to our language school administration that she is not learning because I am talking too much... =))

Well, if your tutor is just so self-centered and speaks so much for no reason, you need to look for a new one!

What is more, very often community tutors are just people who don't have much experience in teaching so an advanced student has to take more initiative by telling what exactly he wishes to learn from them and how. So expressing your expectations politely might also help in some cases. 

Finally, were I somebody's tutor I'd prefer my students to talk about their frustration to me first. Yes, there is never a guarantee for such conversations to go smoothly, but I'd appreciate the honesty. 

Yes, K P,  I agree, in my opinion about Russians there is a big degree of generalisation for Russia is very diverse. And, yes, people in little villages are more open. That's a whole different world compared to big cities. And I love it. 

And, you know (despite sharing some cultural things) I think we know not so much about each other for Russia is a big multinational country, with different rituals, types of climate and so on. 

Yes, I agree with you, Adnen, Philip and Jorge, it is easier when you share the same goals with people and see them almost every day at work, school or university. But what if you don't?

I have heard about such social network as Meetup. What do you think of it? Does it work? Is anybody here using it?