Babushka

...means grandma in Russian.

Me and my friend Crystal from the group have been trying to find the best Russian babushka in Moscow. Babushkas are who keep this country alive, ya know "The Motherland". Anyway, we grade them on a scale of 1 - 10 depending on how much fur their coat has, if they have glasses or a cane and how big and squishy they are. The babushka on the left is like a 9.5. She would be a 10 if she had a cane. Crystal and I can't wait to be big babushkas.

The next picture is a picture of the whole group in front of the Church of Christ the Savior which is right downtown next to the river. The church is so awesome inside, lots of giant paintings and gold. Oh and incense, lots of incense. Incense is one of the best parts of the Orthodox churches. That and the babushkas.

We're leaving Moscow tomorrow to go to Nizhnii where we'll start school next week. I won't have access to the internet for about a week while we're settling in there but I'll update as soon as I can.

P.s. it was -5 degrees today!