Check out the new videos on Lesnoe Ozero’s YouTube channel (link under the “Video” tab above). We have introductions from the four counselors who were not at closing program (Vadim, Valya, Boris & Zhenechka), as well as the credit class…
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В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше (?)
In Russian, there is a saying – it’s good to visit others, but it’s better to be at home. However, after a wonderful summer like we had at Лесное озеро this year, sometimes it’s hard to agree with that statement!…
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***Weather Update***
For those of you who have heard about the recent weather issues near Lesnoe Ozero, the language villages were not affected by the tornado that hit Beltrami county earlier this evening. Although it seems that the worst of the weather…
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Wednesday, July 21
I can’t wait until we can get the credit film projects up on this website, because they were AMAZING!
Each credit language class read several stories by Chekhov (with varying amounts of English & Russian text, depending on the language…
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Tuesday, July 20
Today we celebrated Victory Day! As you may know, in Russia, World War II is called the Great Patriotic War, and the Soviet Union’s tremendous casualties and important military victories are still very much felt in contemporary Russia. During singing,…
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Monday, July 19
Today we had TWO villager birthdays! We all had a great time singing “Ya igrayu na garmoshke” and pulling Chingiz’ and Tatiana’s ears!
Otherwise, it was back to the routine today, with Russian language classes & cultural activities.
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Sunday, July 18
Sunday was fun and relaxing with many nice activities and a chance to sleep in late!
In the morning, we chose between swimming, history, literature, gardening, letter-writing, making greeting cards, and making pel’meni (Russian dumplings) or cookies.
In…
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Saturday, July 17
Soviet Day! Our USSR historical simulation is always a favorite with villagers who get to learn more about a fascinating period in Russian & world history, and it’s also a lot of fun for counselors who enjoy sharing their historical…
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Friday, July 16
Friday night was restaurant night! All day long we learned about working in restaurants, ordering from restaurants, different kinds of food and drinks, etc. This preparation culminated in a simulation of a Russian restaurant, staffed by credit villagers. There were…
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Thursday, July 15
Today was Dacha Day! In Russian tradition, many families have a small house (in some cases a shack; in others, a palatial home) in the country, where they grow fruits and vegetables, make preserves, swim in lakes and rivers, steam…
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