Trip Down Memory Lane- Russian Edition

This week I felt like I was 5 years old again. It was like taking a twisted, Russian-style trip down memory lane.

First at bat was the trip to the open-market my teacher took us to. Yes, the same teacher that threw us out into the street to practice asking for directions, except this time she wanted us to practice buying food. (Like I haven't figured that out by now). I thought it would be cake, until she stopped us in front of the market and said: "Ok children, most of these vendors are from southern Russia and are pretty aggressive". Uh...


So my classmates and I walked inside and it was then I realized I wanted to stay by my teacher's side at all costs- just like a child who doesn't want to get lost in the grocery store. Overly-enthusiastic food vendors were getting right in my face asking me if I wanted to buy some fresh-something-or-other, and when I didn't respond they figured I MUST be foreign and started shouting things like "Mademoiselle! food, very good..its a very good!" "Senorita! try good very food!"

Needless to say I scouted out all the old women to buy whatever vegetable I was told to buy. Things started to calm down until I saw a DEAD PIG in a case next to the fish tank full of nasty fish that were waiting for their turn to die. It was then that I lost my teacher and was surrounded by fish, dead pigs, and aggressive food vendors. I had a minor panic attack until I found the chocolate section. NOM NOM NOM.

Next at bat- went to the coolest toy museum EVER with the same teacher for my culture class. Walking around the museum looking all googly- eyed at the hand crafted toys definitely made me feel like a kid. And Auntie Pam, I got you the coolest present ever from the toy museum!

And last, but CERTAINLY not least.. I finally went to the CIRCUS! It was probably the best 2 hours of my life- replete with elephants, leopards, bears on bikes, chair-climbing men, tight-rope walkers, more elephants, and goat-men.

I don't remember what the American-circus is like, and if this is just a general circus-trait, but this circus was a tad sexual! Girl-on-girl making out, lots of groping, little to no clothing, etc. Little odd considering the place was full of children.

Sexual overtones aside, it was one of the coolest things I've seen in Peter! And eating overly sweet marshmallow things while watching a circus definitely made me feel like I was 5 years old again.

PICS.







I kind of felt bad for this bear. WHERE IS P.E.T.A!??!

Hope all is well!