Things I love About Russia…UPDATED

I find myself to frequently giving a dissertation about all the things I do not like about Russia...I want to try to be more intentional in finding things I love about living here.

I love the market....everything is so fresh, colorful and fun and the people are such a delight!  Today, I was proposed to!!!  Of course I declined, but how funny!!!

I can get medicine without going to the doctor or having a prescription!

All the treasures I find...fresh figs, Dr Pepper, humus...they are never consistent, usually random, unexpected and always make me smile!!!

I think I am the only person in all of Russia who actually sits on the toilet sit, since I always find it up...so I never worry about getting germs!!! HA-HA!!!

I love that I can pretend to not understand when I am in a "predicament" or getting into trouble.

The majority of my conversations end up being like a big game of charades!!!

I colorful people, usual outfits and amazing hair colors...which leads to the freedom to simply being you!!!

I love our apartment...it is clean, bright, cheery and has lots of space and storage.

I love our car...I try not become dependent on it...but I love it!!!  I love zooming down the street with music blasting and singing at the top of my lungs...a totally funny and humiliating sight that I pray is never witnessed by anyone I know or will ever come into contact with!!!  I love being able to drive around with the AC on when we reach record highs or with the heater on when the rest of Russia is covered in ice.

I love that in a matter of minutes you can find something totally bizarre, funny or unusual...and all the stories that I can share.

Coffee and Sushi on every corner.

Getting to meet people from all over the World.

Great public transportation.

We can go sledding, snow skiing, ice skating...even ice fishing for almost half the year!

I love getting to go to Thailand for the holidays…or other destinations that would not be as affordable from the states.

I love getting to live a life that is a complete mystery to most of our friends. 

I love that my kids have passports full of stamps!

Everyday is a new adventure with new discoveries, new people and new memories!!!