Welcome to Yekaterinburg, Russia, or Yekat as the locals call it. Yekat is in the fourth largest city in Russia and is right at the border between the continents of Europe and Asia. It is located in the Ural Mountains, but the mountains are so old, they look more like hills. I certainly couldn't see any mountains today, but that could be due to the fact that it was cold, cloudy, windy, and snowing. Yekaterinburg is also spelled Ekaterinburg. We arrived in Yekat this morning at 5:30. Our host teacher, Anzhelika the Amazing, picked us up at the airport with a couple of her friends. They took us to her friend's apartment where they gave us some beds to crash in until the hotel would let us into our rooms. | |
After sleeping for 6 hours, we awoke and walked over to the hotel where we checked into the Park Inn. A shower hasn't felt that good in a while. Anzhelika returned and after a quick lunch, we started on a walking tour of the city. Pictures are above. This lovely lady to the left is Anzhelika the Amazing. Much like Peter the Great, or Ivan the Great, Anzhelika will now be known as Anzhelika the Amazing. She not only arranged for us to visit all sorts of classrooms tomorrow at her school, but she was so considerate to think of our needs after such a late flight, she arranged for us to meet some incredible people (like Nadia - the Research Librarian for the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts), and she is so knowledgeable about the city and the surrounding areas. She answered all of our questions with an openness, honesty and pure joy. I am so incredibly amazed that she is our host teacher.
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Joanne Clyde
Joanne has been teaching English Language Learners for over 10 years. This blog is her first international experience as an educational professional. She looks forward to continuing to learn more about global education. This blog is not an official U.S. Department of State blog. The views and information presented are the grantee’s own and do not represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State.
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