Saint Petersburg, Russia
Last Thursday I had dinner with my host family. They live one metro stop from the university, so it will take approximately 20 minutes to get to school. So, I lucked out by being so close. It is an old man and woman in their mid 70's. When we entered their home, we had to take our shoes off and wear slippers. It is customary in Russia to do this so you don't track dirt into the house. The lady immediately sat us down and began showing us her photo albums of when ...