Why do I show more patience to my students, than I do to my husband?  That’s today’s big question. We all show degrees of patience every day.  Life requires us to be patient.  In shops, waiting for service, waiting for the bus, when we’re speaking to children who don’t have

First of all, a little language lesson. The following pictures are: crisps – in British English (potato) chips – in American English (potato) chips – in Australian English And then we have: chips – British English French Fries – American English (hot) chips or French Fries – Australian English For

Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia From the airport I’ve only arrived in Kazan by train, which is conveniently located in the centre of town, so I can’t be 100% sure of the airport arrival information I’m about to give you. Kazan International Airport (KZN) is 30km to the southeast of

Back in January (2019), we went to Germany for a little holiday.  We left Moscow on 1st January, and came back on 6th January.  The reason for going to Germany?  To see friends and attend a couple of their concerts.  You might have already met them in my post here

Have you had the pleasure of the Russian shashlik experience?  Shashlik is a barbecue, but maybe a little different than you’re used to. Click on the links below to go directly to any section.  Or just read the article all the way through from the beginning! When can I eat

Have you ever had an out of the blue compliment that left you just speechless? I grew up with red hair and freckles.  Apart from old ladies telling me what lovely colour hair I had, and one of my aunts telling me that freckles were ‘sun kisses’ (which really did

There are many ways in which Russia is different to Australia – my home country.  Climate, food, mentality, bureaucracy, education, and the list goes on and on. Although I was very young when I had my daughter (I was just 18 when she was born), having children at a young

I’m a chocoholic.  There.  I’ve finally said it.  I’ve been denying it for years.  But, I’ve finally accepted the truth.  I’m a chocoholic. I’ve always liked chocolate.  I mean, who doesn’t like chocolate?  What kid doesn’t like chocolate?  Everybody likes chocolate, don’t they? I can’t remember a time when I