Student life

I've been making good use of the university's physical training facilities. Today I got there a little later than usual and it brought a cascade of pleasant surprises. After my workout on the elliptical trainer and in the weight room, I realized that I was pretty late to get home before Alla went to her Spanish class. Since we had leftovers for one person at home, I volunteered to go have dinner at the cafeteria.

The food at the cafeteria is never surprising, and it's a little boring if I eat there too often, but today's dinner was definitely OK. In addition, I had the pleasure of a steady stream of visitors since my classmates from last year are in an afternoon program that got out about the time I headed off for dinner. In addition to those cheerful fellows, I enjoyed the company of a few people I didn't know since all the tables were occupied and if people wanted to sit down they had to sit with strangers.

From 2010-02 Life in Minsk

This is the last group to sit down at my table, students of English and German. One of them knows French, too, and of course they all know Russian. I didn't ask if they also know Belarusian. I just know they speak a lot more languages than I do. I'm really enjoying having this second opportunity for student life.