A few more notes on my environment here:
You might think that Russia is cold, but that is not always true. I'm not really far north (though at a higher latitude than North Dakota), so it is hot in the summer. This summer, I've been told, has been particularly hot and dry. Every day I've been here it has been in the 80s or 90s. This week has been extra hot. Today's high is 100 degrees. I've seen rain only three times in my six weeks here.
On a related note, the nearby forest is on fire. I'm not in danger or anything. Don't worry. This is interesting, though. Being from ND, I have hardly any experience with forests, let alone with forest fires. I don't know how bad it is (I obviously haven't seen the actual flames.), but my town and the surrounding area are hazy with smoke. It smells like campfire all the time. Very weird. No one seems to be too worried about it. Again, Russia is 80% forest, so maybe a forest fire isn't very interesting or distressing for the Russians.
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