Where in the World is Cat?

I know from the looks of my blog lately, I've been enjoying myself immensely. And I have. However, I have been studying a lot as well! The problem with final exams during the winter is twofold. First - it's winter in Russia...cold, hard, bitter and long - no one usually has the motivation to do much after five months of continual studying and miserable weather. Luckily, that hasn't been quite the case this winter. The other obstacle in Russia, however, is the fact that they observe practically EVERY secular and Christian holiday that occurs between November and February. Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Little Christmas, Old New Year's, etc, etc. So, that calculates to a major holiday once every week and a half between November 28th and January 17th. Try and stick three weeks of exams inbetween all of that and things get complicated.

Anyhow, exams are almost over, even though I started taking them about four weeks ago! I take my last exam Wednesday, Thursday I'm on a plane home!



After a long day of studying, Mihao and Koichi try and predict my luck with exams by reading my plam(s).

End of Week #3 of exams - relaxing together in my room. (Check out the view from my room!)
(Left to right: me, David - Austria, Koichi - Japan, Mihao - Poland, Nikolai - France, Miraselle - Germany, Ludya - Russia)