Human interaction?
I'm tired and my left pinkie toe is hurty after the "expert" pedicure I unleashed on it yesterday. (I probably just cut off too much of the nail.)
I booked my flight today, even though it became like 20 bucks more expensive in the 2 days. I'm leaving on June 22nd. It feels a little bit weird to realize that I'll be leaving in less than a month. I am looking forward to going home very much, but there is one thing - in addition to the fact that I'd love to hang out with Lena some more - that really makes me wish I could stay longer. Yes, you've guessed it.
I skated in the morning and it was great. Aside from the usual, we did a new kind of inside mohawk, step-sequence thingies with that mohawk (+chasse steps, crossovers, a three turn and 1 back slalom), back crossrolls into back 1-foot slaloms - yay back slaloms! I only did 3 in a row and Yulia held my hands, but still yay! I had to think so hard to keep my free leg from moving funnily, though. *headdesk*
Yulia complimented my forward crossrolls and some other moves, said that they're much better than they used to be. I think I now finally understand a little bit more about how you're supposed to use your hip-bone. Also, for the first time, she encouraged me to pick up some more speed, so I must have done something right.;)
Oh and twizzles. They work in one direction, but they're harder in the other. Then we did spins. My stand-up spin (is that actually a scratch spin?) worked quite nicely once and Yulia said that they keep getting better, so I was happy. And then I tried a sit spin and, after Yulia pointed out that I can "prepare" for the sitting position already when entering the spin, it worked! *_* Sit spin! It worked only once, but hey, it's a beginning! Especially after all the spin-related frustration. Yulia said that the sit position is good for me to attempt, that it will make me stronger.
There is this guard at the rink on Wednesday mornings and he's always all smiley, so I smile back at him. Today when I was leaving, I said goodbye to him and he's like "goodbye pretty lady". :D
The afternoon was spent on math - because that's what my homework for Operations Research is. Then I went to the circus in the evening, but I'll talk about that more tomorrow, probably in my Russia-journal.
I realized one thing yesterday that kinda shocked me. It was while watching all those coaches poke and push and steer their students. I realized that, in some weeks, my coach is the only person who actually touches me. (Not counting crowds in the metro and such.) It's scary. I'm used to it now, the lack of physical contact, but I was still very taken aback by that realization. I think it's horribly sad.
Another random little thing. I am completely clueless when it comes to these "social life" things. I never think of bringing chocolates or some other present unless someone reminds me etc. Like, I would never have thought of bringing a gift for my Russian teacher if Alena (my classmate) hadn't left before me and brought chocolates. I'm now wondering what I should get for Yulia. I mean - does she eat chocolates at all? I think she must, no? Everybody does. ;) But the only thing I've ever seen her eat was pineapple. And is that appropriate at all? I FAIL at this, sigh.
Oh and also, I realized today that my jeans are kinda looser on me than they ever were? I haven't decided yet how I feel about that - it's a mix of fuck, I'll need to go shopping for jeans and yay I'm slimmer!
I wanted to go to the Kremlin tomorrow, since it's my free day, but I found out that Thursday is the only day when the place is closed. Oh well, I might go try to go watch part of the World Cup in gymnastics that's taking place in Olympiyskiy tomorrow and on Friday. And Sunday there's Ice Cream Day at Park Sokolniki! They mainly have a program for kids, I think, but I'm hoping for free ice cream?
I booked my flight today, even though it became like 20 bucks more expensive in the 2 days. I'm leaving on June 22nd. It feels a little bit weird to realize that I'll be leaving in less than a month. I am looking forward to going home very much, but there is one thing - in addition to the fact that I'd love to hang out with Lena some more - that really makes me wish I could stay longer. Yes, you've guessed it.
I skated in the morning and it was great. Aside from the usual, we did a new kind of inside mohawk, step-sequence thingies with that mohawk (+chasse steps, crossovers, a three turn and 1 back slalom), back crossrolls into back 1-foot slaloms - yay back slaloms! I only did 3 in a row and Yulia held my hands, but still yay! I had to think so hard to keep my free leg from moving funnily, though. *headdesk*
Yulia complimented my forward crossrolls and some other moves, said that they're much better than they used to be. I think I now finally understand a little bit more about how you're supposed to use your hip-bone. Also, for the first time, she encouraged me to pick up some more speed, so I must have done something right.;)
Oh and twizzles. They work in one direction, but they're harder in the other. Then we did spins. My stand-up spin (is that actually a scratch spin?) worked quite nicely once and Yulia said that they keep getting better, so I was happy. And then I tried a sit spin and, after Yulia pointed out that I can "prepare" for the sitting position already when entering the spin, it worked! *_* Sit spin! It worked only once, but hey, it's a beginning! Especially after all the spin-related frustration. Yulia said that the sit position is good for me to attempt, that it will make me stronger.
There is this guard at the rink on Wednesday mornings and he's always all smiley, so I smile back at him. Today when I was leaving, I said goodbye to him and he's like "goodbye pretty lady". :D
The afternoon was spent on math - because that's what my homework for Operations Research is. Then I went to the circus in the evening, but I'll talk about that more tomorrow, probably in my Russia-journal.
I realized one thing yesterday that kinda shocked me. It was while watching all those coaches poke and push and steer their students. I realized that, in some weeks, my coach is the only person who actually touches me. (Not counting crowds in the metro and such.) It's scary. I'm used to it now, the lack of physical contact, but I was still very taken aback by that realization. I think it's horribly sad.
Another random little thing. I am completely clueless when it comes to these "social life" things. I never think of bringing chocolates or some other present unless someone reminds me etc. Like, I would never have thought of bringing a gift for my Russian teacher if Alena (my classmate) hadn't left before me and brought chocolates. I'm now wondering what I should get for Yulia. I mean - does she eat chocolates at all? I think she must, no? Everybody does. ;) But the only thing I've ever seen her eat was pineapple. And is that appropriate at all? I FAIL at this, sigh.
Oh and also, I realized today that my jeans are kinda looser on me than they ever were? I haven't decided yet how I feel about that - it's a mix of fuck, I'll need to go shopping for jeans and yay I'm slimmer!
I wanted to go to the Kremlin tomorrow, since it's my free day, but I found out that Thursday is the only day when the place is closed. Oh well, I might go try to go watch part of the World Cup in gymnastics that's taking place in Olympiyskiy tomorrow and on Friday. And Sunday there's Ice Cream Day at Park Sokolniki! They mainly have a program for kids, I think, but I'm hoping for free ice cream?