Finally in Moscow

So here we are then. It's hot. I definitely didn't expect this, and have far too little summer clothes with me. Have moved to my room on Thursday, it's quite nice really. Well, the bed is so high my feet don't reach the ground at all and I'm always afraid I'm going to fall off the bed at night. I share the apartment with 4 other girls whom I haven't had much chance to talk to yet. So far it definitely looks like a (American) girlie apartment.

The first few days we spent at the Royal Motor Inn (not exactly as fancy as it sounds ;) and especially the Northern European students kept saying how badly they want to cook their own meals and now that we're here, everybody rushes to the next building for all-you-can-eat breakfast, lunch and dinner :D It's really not worth it. Same food for lunch and dinner, day after day. Forget about it.

I've been doing some sightseeing at the supermarkets. Found only cheddar cheese and nothing with 20% or less of fat. And what's with the way of recording the nutrition facts? They give them in servings, so you have to go around with a calculator to get a good picture (like 28 ounces of cheese...). These people here should definitely give up and accept the metric system.

Anyway, it's been interesting. I've spent a year in American high school and so far it doesn't seem that different :D Parents take their kids around, teachers practically hold your hand to make sure you go to class etc. Well, the actual lectures start on Monday, so more comments then!