Yesterday I mentioned a warm spell and talked about the Russian Winter like it was nothing.
Today I woke up and found a very deep, very snowy winterland. The sidewalks and streets are rarely if ever shoveled, so I got to carve my own way through 1.5ft of snow... And then walked the rest of the way to school in a mild blizzard. Oh Russia. This afternoon Alison and I trekked to the Marble Palace (fail). Waited for the marshrutka in the snow for about half an hour, got frustrated with the traffic, and got out early only to be stuck cutting through the Field of Mars (pictured above) with snow pretty much at our waists. Hooray! We warmed ourselves by the Eternal Flame then went the rest of the way to the Palace to find it closed. Awesome. Anyway it turned out to be pretty funny since the snow (and everything else) was so ridiculous.
I would say at least it isn't too cold, but I don't want to go outside tomorrow only to find my eyelashes freezing together, so I won't say it!
Stay warm! love, Эмили
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