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a) the friendliness of the Russian people – staff, teachers and children. Most of all this is what I will remember and treasure about visiting Russia and is why I want to go back again.
b) the good company and the mix of the foreign students and teachers. I was surprised that such a random selection of people of different ages and backgrounds could fit together so well but perhaps that was due to the good atmosphere in the school.
c) the Russian lessons . Both Yelena and Yevgeny in their different ways helped me greatly to improve my Russian but after two weeks I felt that with just a bit longer I might be begin achieve some fluency so I will keep persevering!
d) the rural location by the Ob sea. This was a side of Russia that I had not experienced before and together with the good weather made for an enjoyable and interesting holiday.
e) Novosibirsk – it seemed to be a very vibrant city. I very much enjoyed our excursion on the day of the town festival, particularly the folk singing and dancing, and was sorry that we were not able to spend more time there. Hopefully there will be other opportunities in the future.
I would like to thank you very much for the stay at your camp which I enjoyed very much. The eclipse of course was great but so were the children and teachers, both Russian and foreign, all of whom were very friendly, great fun and made me feel very welcome. Hopefully one day I will be able to return to Novosibirsk and visit the camp again.