(Approaching the Neva) "Check this out."

I am so tired so I'm gonna type this quickly and keep it short:

So I woke up at 10am, which is later than usual, and had breakfast by myself as my host mother worked at her computer. I had a bit of yogurt, some black tea with milk and sugar, bread with Valio cheese, and an egg. Not terrible of a breakfast, and filling enough. I met with Professor Firtich at 1 at the University to meet my Russian language professor, Prof. Kiseleva, who is a nice young woman who is pretty soft spoken. She is essentially my private tutor since I am the only totally newb in the group, which is pretty sweet since I get full attention and can learn at my own pace :D

I got a glance at my schedule and it looks like I'll be having one class on Monday at the Hermitage for a few hours, three classes on Tuesday (Culture, Art History, and Language), language on Wednesday and Thursday, and the class at the Russian Museum on Friday. All in the afternoon :D

After meeting Professor Kiseleva, I left the university with Professor Firtich and his wife to walk along the Liteny and sat in a cafe having tea and pastries. I had one filled with minced beef, and another one filled with raspberry jam. It was a really nice cafe that had a big library space as well.

Around 3:00 we met up with the others near the canal nearest to the Church on Spilled Blood and took a 2 hour boat ride up the canals and rivers. Firtich pointed out notable monuments, and I snapped a lot of pretty photos since it was such a gorgeous day and I figured it was time to take the XTi out :) It got a bit chilly on the water but the views were simply gorgeous, especially being on the Neva. Photos don't do it justice.

After the boat ride, we all walked to Mama Romas, an Italian restaurant chain for a late lunch. I had pasta with tomato sauce and bacon, which was really good, and others got equally yummy-looking dishes. I think I spotted a Korean family for the first time in Russia, and I think they spoke both Russian and Korean, which was really cool.

I got home after dinner, and felt soo tired. I still am, but at least I've had dinner. Borscht, chicken, rice with parsley (meh parsley), pretty filling. And just now I've had tea and a flaky yummy cake with some sort of jam filling with my host mother. I am officially tired, and so I will be heading off to bed. Especially since i have another full day ahead of me and it starts earlier than any other day that's passed.