Pushkin is known as "наше всё" (our everything) and fundamentally shaped the modern Russian language. His great-grandfather was from Africa. Pushkin was bad at math in school, but extremely talented in literature. At that time,

I haven't written tech posts for around a whole year. I had a messy divorce with tech. But now I got Master's offers, and I am graduating, hopefully things will get better. We are going

I am thinking about applying for masters in CS in the US. It's already February. I thought about applying before but my mind was dominated by stress and the anxiety of failing classes. I applied

Writing Practice (but in Russian) We are writing essays of 300-400 words on typical topics from old TOEFL independent writing. Then we correct the grammar. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It

7.6(evening)-7.20(evening), 7.6 in airport, 7.20 evening in airport, 14 days Total Spent: ~15000 RMB Flight (WeChat): ~6350 RMB 2. Transport/Trains: ~11000 RUB 3. Hotels: (Mastercard) ~33000 RUB 4. Utilities/Bank/Sim: ~8000 RUB 5. Residual/Food/Activities: ~41500 RUB

We are going to Бобруйск. 140 km, 1 час 40 минут. 2 kids sitting opposite of me whispered, "Nihao." The young girl unexpectedly gave me some chocolate. I am so grateful for the kindness! I

It's 16:45. We actually woke up at 13. Anyway, we are heading to Borisov, hoping to catch the 21:45 train back. We have 34 rubles in cash, but most currency exchange offices are closed today.

I bought 2 cheeseburgers for 8 Rubles each. Then I went to a cafe. We are drinking coffee, charging the computer, and resting. And I spent 3 hours in the cafe. It was already 11.