It's been nice in Moscow but it's time to leave. Can't wait to see the real Russia - Moscow with its abundance of tourists and touristy things does not feel very real.
The hostel experience was quite a unique one - the two managing girls actually live in one of the rooms, the rest is rented on per-bed basis. Sitting in the kitchen, blogging and sipping tea is the usual stuff - having the manager making out with her boyfriend on the chair across the table is definitely less usual. Takes some time getting used to. But on the other hand feels more like home.. whatever I mean by that.
Tomorrow I'm trying something different! Getting closer to the people by staying with one of the locals. That's the brilliant concept behind http://www.couchsurfing.org/. Type in your profile, find people willing to share their couch along your route, send a few emails and wait for the one response. So I did and tomorrow I'll be staying at Irina's with her two other flat mates.
It is actually not as crazy as it sounds, because it is a community. People leave feedback on the surfing and the hosting and you choose to stay with people based on their profile. In that respect it is probably safer then hostel hopping.
Sharing interests definitely helps and the plan for the weekend is to sample Yekaterinburg's salsa scene. Anyway it's been a while..
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