I think I’ve talked about this frequently in recent posts, but a lot of my expectations for my stay here were generated from my first Google search of "Riga, Latvia". ...
Rigan Meteorology: Weather You Like It or Not
Something I’ve come to appreciate here is how no matter what the Rigan sky looks like on any given day, a series of ...
In past blog posts I've covered various food topics, like reviews of specific Latvian restaurants, or reviews of snacks you'll find in a variety of Latvian stores. Food is ...
When I first found out I would be going to Riga for six weeks this summer and I looked up the area, one of the first things that came up was the neighboring town of Jurmala. ...
This week my parents and my youngest sister are in Riga with me for a week, and it is proving to be an eye opening experience! Having lived in St. Petersburg before, coming ...
Fun Facts of Latvia: Part I
Before I came here, I didn’t know most people (in Riga at least) spoke Russian, and 2. It’s not a very large country with a large ...
This past weekend I actually flew to Kiev, Ukraine to visit a friend who invited me over for the weekend. And it was AWESOME! So cool. Having lived in Russia before, it was ...
As a classical music student, I was really excited when I found out Riga was one of the only city’s in the Baltics area that had a music academy. While I totally recognize ...
Wandering through Old Town, you’ll find the area lends itself to a small city feel. With few exceptions, you can get lost in the small tunnels and alleys and back passages ...
Part Three, or el finale. Lets do this.
Memorization is a lot like green eggs and ham, from the Dr. Seuss classic. You've heard its boring, its never-ending, and its ...
So in my last post (Russian Recall and Power Sentences: Part I, check it out) I gave two broad ideas for how to use memorization to cement Russian words, phrases, grammar ...
Let’s be honest, learning Russian is crazy hard, ESPECIALLY at the beginning. Most give up when they have to learn words like безопасность, and other new learners switch to ...
