I went to school, even though I woke up and was obviously sick. I had a field trip with Katya planned to explore the Hermitage, which I really didn’t want to cancel, so I sucked it up. Class ended up being really wonderful as well, so I’m happy I went.
Lidia is such a great teacher, regardless of her limited English. She laughs in class, and encourages us to keep trying if we don’t get something. We laughed a lot today which was unusual and wonderful. I haven’t laughed that much since I got here. Siu-Juan and I joked about his girlfriend being his wife since that was the language exercise we were doing, which really only helped the laughing situation we’d gotten into during class. Him and I have gotten closer over the past few weeks and are good at making each other laugh. He moved on Monday to a new apartment only 30 minutes away from school (it used to be 2 hours!) and told me he got free Internet so that if I wanted to talk to my boyfriend, I was more than welcome to come over and steal his Internet. What a lil cutie pie.
I left class a little early so that I could meet Katya by 1:15. It is a 30 minute walk from school to the Hermitage. I got outside and alas…it was raining… and awful. I should have worn my rain boots. By the time I arrived by the man statues, the skirt I was wearing was soaked, my legs were cold, and my back pack, though thankfully waterproof, was drenched as well. I met an oil painter named Sergei while I waited for Katya.
The Hermitage is…mammoth. The first time I went we didn’t make it to the third floor, which happens to be where the majority of French art is kept, so I knew I wanted to spend some time there on this visit. I love French art. There is something so unique about that artwork. There was something so eccentric and innovative about the pieces we looked at, I could have walked around that floor for hours.
I arrived home and was the only one there until about 9 I think. I fell asleep by 9:30, and got to sleep in until 7:30!
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