A fun "summer read" (in Italian), a seat by the pool, and my kids swimming in the background.
NICE.
(So what if it only lasted for ten minutes. It was still great!)
About Me
- MoscowMom
- Moscow, Russia
- Married mom to two girls navigating the unexpected twists and turns of life in this impressive and daunting city. We're finishing up our ninth year of living here, and the city has changed so much during that time! I taught French and Spanish back in the USA and now I'm the Head of Foreign Languages in a Russian private school.
Our Family
We took our first family vacation in May 2007 to Turkey. It was wonderful!
When we first arrived...
In their folk outfits from Izmailovo market, posing for our first Christmas card photo as expats. At this point they still spoke very little Russian.
...and almost four years later!
Showing off their new Russian dresses. Katya needed hers for a recital at school--where she performs as well academically as all of her native-speaker classmates. Katya's Russian is now better than ours! By the time Natalia finishes Russian first grade, hers will be, too.
Contact Me
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Favorite Blogs
- Always Wanted Four...
- Anastasia's Almanac
- And Baby Makes Three (another expat family in Moscow)
- Bleeding Espresso
- Elle J Thoughts
- English Russia
- Fourteen Degrees
- from russia, with love
- ikatya (my older daughter's blog)
- Itinerant Oak-A Family Journey
- June Cleaver Nirvana
- Kradel Kids
- Life of Elle
- meinmoscow (my younger daughter's blog)
- Moscow Daily Photo
- One Mother's Day
- Our Boys Our Lives
- place2place (foreign service family in Moscow)
- Russian Art
- Six Sunflower Seeds
- Smiles and Trials
- Snow Square
- Streets of Moscow
- The Beet Goes On (expat blog in Moscow)
- The Globetrotter Parent
- Tina in CT (my mom)
- Topaz and Turquoise
- Wind of Change (expat mom who just moved to Moscow)
- Тривиальности жизни (A Russian friend's take on life here)
Favorite Blogs in Other Languages
- Chez les Charles
- Hand Made
- Handmade
- Hora de Moscú
- L'Oeuil de Moscou
- Le Monde d'Isa
- Les Poupées Russes
- Mosca con i Miei Occhi
- Natasha Mlodetski
- Romantikknit
- Rusia para Chilenos
- Scrapbooking
- КОГДА ДЕРЕВЬЯ БЫЛИ БОЛЬШИМИ...
- ЛАСКОВЫЕ МЕЛОЧИ
- Малыш и творчество. Мастерим вместе с мамой.
- МЕЧТЫ СБЫВАЮТСЯ
- Мое творчество и не только...
Our Favorite Family Places in Moscow (Blog Entries)
- Big Moscow Circus on Prospect Vernadsovo
- Children's Park at Frunzenskaya
- Children's Park behind White House & US Embassy
- Evropeysky Mall (Ice Rink, Build-a-Bear, Belgian Cafe)
- Evropeysky Mall (Princess Store)
- Gorky Park/Delphinarium
- Graveyard of Fallen Monuments
- Konfael Chocolate Shop
- Kva Kva Aqua Park
- McCafe
- Mir Dyetstva (Children's Theater, Cafe, Shop, Art Studio)
- Novodevichy Monastery
- Old Arbat Street (McCafe, Starbucks, Hard Rock Cafe)
- Sokolniki Park
- Sparrow Hills
- Tsaritsyno
Great Places to Go with Kids in Moscow: Outdoors
- All-Russian Exhibition Park (VVTs)
- Archangelskoe Estate
- Botanical Garden
- Cherkizovsky Children's Park
- Children's Park #1/Savyolovsky
- Children's Park Behind White House (near US Embassy)
- Elk Island Nature Park
- Filevsky Park
- Gorky Park
- Graveyard of Fallen Statues
- Izmailovsky Park
- Khoroshevsky Forest Park and Serbryany Bor
- Kolomenskoe Park
- Kuzkovo Park and Estate
- Kuzminsky Park and Estate
- LeFortovo Park
- Moscow River Sightseeing Boat Trip
- Moscow Zoo
- Neskuchniy Garden
- Ostankino Park
- Patriarch's Ponds
- Sokolniki Park
- Sparrow Hills Park
- Troparevsky Forest Park
- Trubyetsky Children's Park
- Tsaritsyno
- Uzkoe Park and Estate
- Victory Park
- VVTs Expo Center
Great Places to Go with Kids of All Ages in Moscow: Indoors
- Atrium Mall Indoor Playland
- Bolshoi Theater (special kids' shows)
- Borodino Panorama Museum
- Central Museum of the Revolution
- Darwin Museum
- Dolphinarium
- Durova Animal Theater
- Evropyesky Mall Build-A-Bear
- Great Moscow Circus
- Hard Rock Cafe Weekend Kids' Brunch
- IMAX Theater
- KGB Museum
- Kva-Kva Aqua Park
- M. N. Ermolova Theater
- Mega Mall/Ice Rink/Ikea Playland
- Mir Dyetstva/Ogo-Gorod (Kids' Complex)
- Moscow Cat Theater
- Moscow Metro Museum
- Moscow Young Generation Theater
- Museum of the History of Moscow
- Natalia Sats Children's Theater
- New Ballet Theater
- Obraztsov Puppet Theater
- Papa John's Pizza/Playground (Vernadskogo)
- Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
- Roll Hall (Roller Skating/Indoor Gym Complex)
- Russian Academic Youth Theater
- Starlite Diner
- State Historical Museum
- Tretyakov Gallery
- Tsvetnoi Bulvar Circus
- VDNKh Expo Center
- Winzovod Contemporary Art Complex
- Zhili-Byli Children's Fairy Tale Museum
Useful Links for Families in Moscow
A Helpful Link for Expats
Fun Stuff
Helpful Links for Teaching Kids English (Reading, Writing & Language)
Online Resources for Learning Russian
- Russian Alphabet Tutorial with Games
- "Way to Russia" Online Lessons
- Online Russian Reference Grammar
- "Rustran" Online Russian/English Dictionary
- Omniglot Language Reference Site (MANY resources here)
- "Listen 2 Russian" Free Online Lessons
- "Speak Russian" Blog Lessons
- "Russian Lessons.Net" Free Online Lessons
- "Master Russian" Free Online Lessons
- Russian (Cyrillic) Alphabet with Audio for Pronunciation
Other Resources for Learning Russian (Books, Dictionaries, etc.)
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Russian, 2nd Edition
- Rosetta Stone Audio Course
- Teach Yourself Russian Complete Course
- "Teach Me Russian" Audio Course
- Colloquial Russian (Level 2)
- Colloquial Russian (Level 1)
- Teach Yourself Russian Language Life and Culture
- Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook
- 501 Russian Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses Alphabetically Arranged
- A Comprehensive Russian Grammar
- Oxford Russian Dictionary
- Oxford Russian Grammar and Verbs
- Russian Electronic Talking Dictionary (great for adoptive families/tourists)
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4 comments:
He-he....I have so many of those "perfect" moments....I could take a nice photo....but if the truth be known....
"moment" it is!
The peaceful scene can all blow up so easily.
That was a teaser. How has the week been?
Off to a memorial service for Bruce's mother.
10 minutes?! I'd had been, "GET BACK IN THAT POOL...SO HELP ME..." hahahaha
Great blog. I LOVE Russia. I want to go back so BAD!!
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