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I am very sad. Got this new job that sucks out all my energy  and time out, found a place to live, close to college and everything but it's in a very old house and bathroom/kitchen are disgusting! I have to share it with three other people. I don't remember last time I had a good meal, not junk food take outs or unhealthy snacks. I barely have time to shower and my feet are killing me.I know I shouldn't complain about stuff like that, I need a place to live and I have it, I need money to pay for it, so the new job comes in handy. Being a kid was awesome, when your worst fear is to miss a cartoon on TV

Four of my favorite beverages

Tea is something I drink every single day of a winter, early spring/late autumn, and on chilly days of summer. 
Favorite flavor will be frutty/berry or mint

No sugar in my tea, ever! Not even a little bit! No matter how strong the tea is, sugar is simply forbidden 

Always drink tea with some sweets, to be honest I rarely eat sweets by itself and whenever I am handled some pastry or a candy my first thought is "oh nice, time to have cup of tea"

I love juices and my favorite is orange-mango-peach juice. I swear it's the best juice in the World! The flavour is citrus-y and sweet, very energizing, refreshing on a hot summer day and goes perfectly with a salad :)

Hot latte with hazelnut or peppermint flavor with lots of whipped cream and some syrup on top. It sets me up to a very calm, romantic mood <3

I couldn't decide between bubble tea and kvas, but then I remembered that bubble tea makes my stomach hurt, so here to end my list is kvas. I don't drink it a lot lately, simply because I do not like store-bought kvas, the best one is home-made, which I just loved in my childhood. It is a fermented drink made from rye bread. Very unusual taste! 

Five favourite things to eat

Oh cool, this is the easiest one! Food is my passion, I looove to eat, but I am a bit picky when it comes to certain things such as beets, goat cheese, etc

Recently my boyfriend and I visited Vancouver, and the city is known for its delicious street food. We saw lots of hot dogs trucks, juice vendors, but what really caught my eye was a picture of shawerma stand  on one of the food trucks. I immediately remembered Moscow streets with shawermas on each corner. Unfortunately I never had a chance to try one, due to the rumors about quality of meat and whatnot. So here we are, in Vancouver, ordering a "chicken shawerma pita wrap". And oh, my god, what a delicious wrap it was! Just perfectly spicy, and food wasn't falling out, which is pretty important for messy eaters like me :)
So one of the favorite things to eat would be definitely "chicken shawerma pita wrap"from Mr. Shawerma food truck

 When I think about favorite thing to eat, I ask myself "is that something I'd eat every day?". No matter how much you I love this or that there is going to be some concerns. Either weight/health (such a favorite burger from a fast food joint) or taste (for example: I'll get bored of eating olivye salad every day). But there is one dish that I can eat endlessly without any problems! It's called "plov" (Pilav, palao, polu,pulaw) and it's sooo good! Rice is something I truly can eat non-stop, for some reasons it makes me full for about 20-30 minutes, and then I am ready to enjoy it again. Never get boring of the taste and rise isn't something that can add kilos to my body

Next favourite thing to eat on the list is "Olivye" (Olivier) salad. It's a traditional Russian New Year salad hat takes forever to make (~2 hours) and it's just so good and worth every minute of making it. By "making it" I mean cutting ingridients and waiting for them to boil. I absolutely dislike when people in US call it "potato salad", potato is just one of MANY ingredients and not even the main one.  So please, respect the name :) Lotta love, Olivye!

Another thing on the menu is fruit pizza. Now, I haven't had this in a veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery long time, but I remember the flavour was so good and it's on my "most wanted" list :) So I know it may sounds unappetizing and confusing at first, I believe people just imagine pieces of fruits instead of regular toppings, but nope, I remember it being white and yummy. Crust was pretty pizza-like, not tart style or anything like that. Just regular pizza crust, white spread (sweet cream cheese I believe it was), fruits and berries, and more of that white stuff. 'twas very yummy, and I hope to find it again someday

And a southwest salad is going to end my list. I love every single ingredient in it, it's spicy and crispy and healthy, absolutely lovely dish!

Six countries you would like to visit

In no particular order:

• United Kingdom: castles, little villages, old cemeteries. There is just so many things to visit in the UK!

Cowey, Wales

• Norwegian fjords. Looking at the pictures and getting this feeling that I just belong there

• Russia. I would like to see the life in provinces far from Moscow. Volga region, Far East, Siberia, the Urals, Russian Caucasus, Sakha Republic... I want to see as much as I can, and experience the life outside of МКАД

Lake Baikal

• Japan. The only reason I want to visit The land of the Rising Sun is to shop BIG TIME. I know, I know, so much culture, history and blah blah blah, but for some reasons my priority will be shopping, and not just clothes (I am sure size will be a problem in Japan). I am planning to buy all the cool gadgets, stationary, accessories, and other fun stuff I can find!

• France. Let's just skip the Eiffel Tower and The Louvre and go straight down to Rocamadeur and stop by Medieval Perouges

Rocamadeur

• Germany. Oh, yeah! More of the beautiful castles, Bavarian villages, Chiemsee...I absolutely love the language, food and location of this country. I mean being surrounded by 8 amazing European countries AND having an exit to a sea (or two) seems to me like a perfect place to settle!

Rothenburg Ob Der Trauber

Seven things that cross your mind a lot

• Biology class and education in general. Will I get in? Will I be able to get financial aid? How many times I am going to change my mind before I finally set a career goal? Sometimes I feel like time is running out
• Money/apt hunting. Being practically jobless sucks ass, and not just because of sweet dolalrs
• I am bored, yet I can't make myself do things I want. Can't wait to be accepted into biology class and get a good, fun job. This summer sucked
• Why can't I write anymore? Add to that "where did my dreams go?"
• I want pizza and lotta other junk food, good thing I cancelled my gym membership. Truly, best excuse not to buy "fat in a bag"
• Why is it so damn crazy skin-melting hot? I blame the weather for my laziness, headaches and ...fat :)
• Must. Finish. Watching. Breaking. Bad! I fell in love with this show, but now in the middle of the 3rd season I am losing interest, these long and heavy dialogues are just not something I want to watch