Day 3

Today's actually Day 4, however, I couldn't get online yesterday...

So we got into Russia yesterday, and when we arrived, the airport was the first sign of how ghetto this place was, because it didn't even have AC... the international airport of St. Petersburg does not have AC...

However, there are long lines, with many people... And one of the lines we had to wait in, and wait for a very long time haha. My roommate Austin was even stopped because his passport picture "didn't look like him" just because he has longer hair in it... that took a few minutes to fix up

Then we get to our University/dorm rooms, which again, do not have AC, the water is indeed freezing cold (also this odd, unhealthy orange looking color) so I have not showered yet (going on day 2) showering tonight though! I have a pleasant view of a Rusty, abandoned electrical plant 9x's as big as anything I have ever seen in the US and what seems to be an abandoned ghetto-marketplace... though I'm pretty sure I saw it in Resident Evil 5 too, those who have played the game with me know what I speak of

We did our orientation meeting, had dinner (which suprisingly the food is really good here so far), and then went to the Magaziyn (store) to get a few supplies and while in there got laughed at a few times by some Russians

We went to sleep around midnight or so even though it was still bright daylight outside (see picture, the one of the parkinglot/sky, that was 11:30pm) then around 3 was woken up because it started raining and our window was open (luckily not too much water got in)

I'll write today's later tonight! (It's almost 6pm here, 9am there) so I'll try to get on before I go to sleep probably around midnight/1am if you're up get on fb/skype!

By the way, apparently guys who let their beards grow out get respected a little more... so expect the beard to be getting quite long