Svetlana's House

Olga and I travelled to her mother's home today in Lobneya. If you didn't guess already, my mother-in-laws name is Svetlana and she has access to the Internet, hence the new posts. I had to take a back seat today and let Olga lead the way here. The Moscow Metro is a-maze-ing. The key word there is MAZE (check out the link http://www.go-to.ru/en/support/moscow_metro.php?print=Y&). I was feeling pretty confident in my ability to find my way around after the successful walk yesterday. I am no longer under that delusion today after entering the Metro. Not only did my knowledge of the language disappear, it ran away. Add to that the high volume of people on the Metro because today was a working day and we had all the ingredients for a disaster.

I just couldn't read the signs fast enough and I had no idea which direction I was supposed to go once we hit the station. Keep in mind that the Russian language utilizes the Cyrillic alphabet and all signs are posted as such. It can get frustrating at times because I can't translate quickly enough, but I'm getting more accustomed to the alphabet.

Because Olga has been with me at all times when we are outside this has been just like any of the other vacations that we have taken here. The true test comes on Monday, as that is when Olga begins work and I'm truly on my own. That should be an interesting day. I'm also hoping to start my language lessons next week, which will not only help my Russian it will also force me to find my way around the city.