yoxie moxie (yes this is real russian... funny huh)

Well I have officially been in st. petersburg for a week... Only 16 more to go. OI that seems like a long time. I say this only because I am sure you have guessed it now... I have started the teaching english process. My oh my I have my work cut out for me. They are insane! They hit kick spit. My friend victoria today found one boy geera eating plastic tokens today. Unfortunately to his dismay in a about 2 hours or so will he really regret the half cup he ate... No I am not exagerating. And whenI say hit kick and spit, you think that is normally kid stuff, and you are write it is, BUT not at the teacher. They are little Hellians. But the thing that irritates me so is that they melt my heart every stinking time they run up and hug and kiss me... I keep thinking "wait a minute, an hour ago I was planning this kids death" Now I am hugging him back and feel this uncontrollable love for them (and by death you know i'm not really planning his death just ways to hurt him in a nice loving way.... hahaha) anyways Life is good though. I feel like I have absolutely no down time here. WhenI am not teaching I am planning my lessons and not planning my lessons we are out site seeing and when not doing that I will be in my russian culture class or russian language class.Busy busy busy. But I do love it here, and I am getting used to the soup every night for dinner and the weird smells in apartment buildings such as mold mildew stale cigarette smoke and anything else this country can muster. I saw the sun for the first time today. It was beautiful. Miki and I start singing in the streets and the russians looked at us like we were from mars. But I felt like I was seeing the sun. I saw a blue sky today too! It was the best feeling ever. I am not being down i am just expressing what is going on here in st. petersburg. Well life here is good and tiring. Anyone know how long jet lag is supposed to last? The girls and I still wake up at four in the morning, and we still get tired at three in the afternoon? Anyone know a cure... cause as i write this blog at 11:29 pm (yes i did stay up to write this blog, be greatful) my eyes are drooping and I am counting down the letters till I am finished. Well das vidanya all. Email me if ya get bored. Dont get me wrong I am happy! I feel like I just vented a ton... but i am just expressing how every teacher I am with feels...