After ten-hour plane ride I arrived in the Moscow airport to be solicited some fifteen times by various "taxi" drivers in a mixture of russian and english. I eventually was picked up by an AFS Russia representative. She was nice and very helpful. I forget her name. Guided by the AFS Russia representative I set off with the two other students for the train station. Two hour train ride from the Mocsow Airport to central Moscow----five hours of subway-----thirteen hour train ride from Moscow to Cheboksary where I was welcomed by my host family and two AFS Russia representatives. Valentina Yurpalova and Dimitry (Dimya) Yurpalov are extremely kind. Mrs. Yurpalova hasn't spoken a word of English, which is good because it encourages me to learn Russian.
After arriving at the Yurpalov flat I was treated to an excellent meal cooked by Dimitry. Cooking, and Hockey are some of his hobbies. Later on I met a lot of Dimitry's friends; they were all very jolly and interested in the very few things I could say.
Kvass---good
Russian fruit Juices (sok) -----very good
Russian Tea-----very good
Russian food-----pretty good most of the time
There is a cinema and a variety of shops within walking distance of my residence.
