Russian Dormitory

Hi, dear friends! I think that the dormitory is one of the most popular topics among the students, especially, foreign student or student, who study in other city, not a native one. For example, I’m Russian, but I am from Kazakhstan, from a small industrial city – Ust-Kamenogorsk. Do you know this country? ) And I study at the third course of the International Faculty of Business Administration. Of course, I live in the dorm, because it’s expensive to rent a apartment in Tomsk. But at the 1^st course I used to live in the two bedroom apartment. I had four neighborhoods from my native city, but each of us paid about 4000 rubles (140$ a month). Then I gave a place in the dorm. I have lived in the dorm for 2 years. In our dormitory there are 40 living units (blocks). There are 9 rooms in every section, five rooms for 3 people, and 4 rooms for 4 people. Girls and boys live in same section, but not in the one room)))))There are a small kitchen and bathroom with 2 showers. Not every section has own showers, only sections of our faculty. For other students there is one big bathroom with showers in the ground floor of the dorm. It costs about 40$ a year to live in the dormitory. And it’s cool to live in the dorm, because of the student atmosphere or other things, like international students – Chinese people =). But I had a apartment experience and I prefer to live in the dorm!

Dear professors, American and Russian students, do you live in the dorm or did you live? What do you can say about the American dormitories? How much does it cost to live in the dorm? And do you like it? 

Snapshots of Russian Maslenitsa 

Pancake Week (Maslenitsa - it was mentioned in the previous post) ended with "Forgiveness Sunday" (the day people ask each other forgiveness - an old tradition) and the outdoor celebrations in our city. Here there are some photos that can show the spirit of this Russian holiday. And is there any holiday in American culture that symbolizes the end of winter and coming of spring as Maslenitsa does in Russia?

Russian pancakes

 A week of pancakes! Try the best pancakes in the world! ;)

-2 eggs
-3 glasses of milk
-3 glasses of flour
-0,5 glass of sugar
-0,5 teaspoon of salt
-0,5 glass of boiled water
-oil

Mix eggs, milk, flour, sugar, salt and boiled water. Mix it well!!! Heat oil in a pan (not much oil) and add into the mix.
Use a little ladle to pour the mix to the pan.
The pancakes should be thin!!!
Make sure you fry from the both sides ;)))

The best way to eat them is with sour cream or condensed milk. But you can use whatever you like.

Buen provecho! ;)

Hello!

     I was wondering what type of music you all like, what musicians, and bands you like, and why. Is most of the music you listen to in English, or in some other language? Also, what means do you use to listen to radio? The internet, MTV, cds, etc?

Hi students in Fredonia and Tomsk. We have set up this blog in hopes of getting students from Tomsk State and SUNY Fredonia together. We though popular culture would be a fun and easy topic to talk about.

Did you watch the Oscar Awards ceremony? Did you like it? Which were your favorite movies this year?