Jingle Bells, Sunlight, and the last week of Classes

The past few days have been wonderful. Partially because I’ve been procrastinating doing all the work that I have to do to finish up classes this next week. And partially because I’m going home in just 11 more days and I think that it’s always so much easier to enjoy wherever you are when you know the time is short. Last night, I went to Sarah and Amanda’s apartment where they were having a Christmas Party for some of their students. It was so much fun. We played American games and CRAZY Russian games. Oh and there was a little Christmas carol karaoke, of course! The students got so excited and into it. They didn’t really catch all the words to Jingle Bells but that made it all the more endearing.
So…there was actual SUNLIGHT today when Katie and I left church and we were SO happy! It was -3 Celsius (and don’t make me do the math b/c I have no clue what it is in Fahrenheit) but I mean it’s obviously not a super warm day. Anyway, we had no regard for the lack of warmth because all we could focus on was the lovely blue sky! We wandered around the center for a few hours, took pictures, and watched some crazy Russian pop singer perform in front of one of the ugliest Christmas trees ever. I have video and it's hilarious.