January 2011
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Где Егорлыский Район?
Something really weird has happened to me twice now: when I turn on my phone,the weather app tells me I’m located in Егорлыский Район. I don’t even know where this is, but I’m quite sure I’m located in Washington, DC.
I don’t even have my phone set up in Russian, so I don’t know where that would come from.
It happened last night for the second time and it...
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Poll: Do you know the Cyrillic alphabet?
I’ve been blogging for a while now and I think it’s time we got to know each other a little better.
So I’m going to start asking you a few questions from time to time. I hope you’ll participate. I promise all the questions will be easy and answers will not be reported to the Russian (or American) government. And I’ll share what my answer is, too.
I’ll start...
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What Russian events are going on in DC?
I get asked this question a lot, so just in case any of you wanted to know, here’s what I recommend.
1. I think it goes without saying the best way to stay involved is to read my blog! And more importantly to connect with me on Facebook, where I post the most interesting (to me) things that are going on in the city.
2. I am a strong supporter of Meetup.com. I’ve made great friends,...
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Lingro.com = so cool!!
Hey guys - I just came across one of the best online language learning tools I’ve seen - and it’s free! It’s called Lingro.com. It allows you to pull up any website and click on any word on the page for an instant translation! (without leaving that page)
Here’s an example of how it works:
Website by itself:
Using Lingro:
Go from Russian to English, English to...
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