Yesterday, an old friend of mine called me in the evening. He is also 25, and he wanted me to consult him on his problem with a girl from Omsk, Russia. Earlier, we studied at the same University in Gomel, Belarus, then we worked together in the USA. My friend Dmitry has just came from Sakhalin -...

I came to the hostel in the evening and found there two big unknown drunk russian men and a drunk girl. They offered me vodka. I got 50 gramms and went to bed.... ...yes, the life in Russia is strange.

Now I live in Moscow. I came here in September because I won a grant of the University of Manchester. So now I'm obtaining my MA in Counselling. I rent a room with 3 other guys, 2 of them are Russians, and the 3rd one is from Albania. He teaches me his language. It's very difficult. Every day I...