"I Love Russia!"

... that's what I say like five times every day.

Theatre going here in Russia is so different from at home. Every show we've gone to at least one cell phone has gone off, at one show I must have heard at least five! I know cell phones go off in the U.S. too but I don't think as often. They also don't give you play bills here (not that I could read it) but you purchase them instead. One part that is really nice is how they don't open the house until 10-15 minutes before the show begins, I'm not sure why I like this so much but I do. Another thing with timing is how evening shows generally start at 7 not 7:30. My favorite difference is at the end everyone claps in unison, it is so fun.

Yesterday a bunch of us went to a ballet for a change. It was at this huge theatre in the Kremlin. The set was beautiful, with a lot of painted cut drops and others that would fly in and out. The costumes were also really nice, and the chorus of ballet dancers costumes went really well with the set. The lighing, however, was really bad. They seemed to be having some issues with the spots and operation of them. I've noticed about a lot of the plays we've gone too that the lighting is either really bad or really good nothing inbetween.

So I am really sad that we leave Moscow in like three days, I love it here! I wish I could speak Russian, but the only Russian I've mastered is ordering ice cream.