In Which Culture is No Longer Exciting

02.12.2008

So, uhm, I was just notified today that next week is the last week of classes, and then we have a week of exams and we're finished...?

Whoops. Seems I'm behind on the times.

Of course, I still have my non-RSL classes after that. So. All is NOT finished, but yeah.

Today was overall just frustrating, because I couldn't form a damned sentence, and couldn't understand anything. Completely off. I feel like I've been writing that more frequently every week, though, so I don't know what that is...

Oh, this morning I saw an interesting commercial. Very short, only about five seconds. All it was was the Iranian flag, and the text "IRAN: Land of Business Opportunity," with a phone number at the bottom. The most odd part, though, was that it was in English ... ? Strange.

On that note, I've noticed that I''ve been writing less and less in terms of cultural comparisons and notations. But I think it's because I've gotten accustomed to nearly everything, here. I mean, I see and hear new and strange things every day, even while going about my normal routine, but they don't seem as new or strange anymore because I've come to expect them. There are only so many times one can describe men wearing flashy gold shoes or rocking curly mullets, or the aggressive behavior of the elderly. But then again, these aren't exactly the "core" of the culture. Not that I'm necessarily TOUCHING the "core" of the culture or anything, but.

And I also learned today that December 1st is the first day of winter, in Russia. So, I have officially lived through two days of the so-called "Russian winter." The funny thing is, it's been warmer the past few days than it has in a couple of weeks. So... Damn.

I've been hearing a baby SCREAMING at the top of his/her lungs EVERY NIGHT for about a week, now. I don't know what the hell is going on, but it's somewhat disturbing. It could be from anywhere in the building, too, because I'm hearing it through the pipes. What the hell?