Today was a pretty simple day: we sat, and we listened. The conference room was lovely, the people were interesting and eloquent, the information was pertinent, but frankly, it was a lot of sitting.
Highlight: we did eat at a Turkish restaurant tonight for dinner. It was, however, possibly not the best Turkish food to be had. It was still a fun experience.
My group of 27 going to Kazan is lumped into orientation with about as many going to Ufa in Siberia, and eight or nine going to Azerbaijan. I'm not even sure who's going where at this point! But tomorrow, we all fly our separate ways. We don't leave until five in the evening, so me and some of my new buddies are going to check out some of the monuments.
Other than that, nothing to report; I'm feeling a little homesick, but not terribly. I don't know if Skype will help me not feel homesick or make me MORE homesick (tonight was a trial run with mom and Wyatt and I got to feeling a little sad) but I'm sure I'll feel better in Russia.
Tomorrow, the long journey starts, but for now I have a date with the Sandman.
Good night! Jane
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