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Curious Things You Might Not Know About St. Petersburg
…l of this is perfectly aligned with the meridian of Pulkovo. This level of perfectionism was beyond my imagination. Windy City Here, I must confess that my secret passion is architecture. This next topic has been running wild in my mind for months now. We all know that St. Petersburg has harsh, windy weather, and that's why sometimes it feels colder than it…
16.02.2018
New adventure in Russia? Welcome on board!
…national I discovered recently, where you can meet people doing projects and business in the city. That is in case you are ready to start moving according to your future profession. Be aware that adapting to a culture doesn't mean floating around doing what everybody else is doing. Respect your values and avoid falling in erratic behaviors such as drinking and partyi…
30.01.2018
Unexpected Pleasures
…count than lots of us are used to. Hereby I'm going to explain why using a simple example. While planning an academic exchange, I had to resolve the issue with my permission to stay abroad. As I am staying there for more than half a year, that was a toughie and the red tape started months before I left, even in Russia. For sure, I could not expect these proble…
11.01.2018
Turn and Face the Strange
…stence of this words was negative. I wondered, am I that stuck on the point I used to be years ago? A bit later I got a paradox: we all want to remain the same youth passion for the life and ardor in the lifestyle, but apart from that we still want to change ourselves to have a personal growth. And from then on, the key is to find the balance between these two…
25.12.2017
Here I am again
…. And that is a 100% true — I can state that I am different right now from the person that came to Barca two months ago, keeping the core of myself, some minor changes in my vision were made. Talking about myself, I cannot be sure that I am very excited about these innovations in my life, but I am trying to admit them. Right now I am close to the first chapter of thi…
30.11.2017
Hello, world!
…in three different Universities. The funny thing is I see more correlation between studying in ITMO and UPF, not between SPbSU and ITMO and I would be glad to share some impressions about that later on. My degree is hardly understandable, so let's call it Telematica Engineering as they do here, in Barca. It relates to communications, networks, but also the geoinforma…
26.10.2017
The St. Petersburg of Foodies: The Unique Multiethnic Food Scene
…eign country. I don’t know much about Japanese food, but in Russia it is one of my favorites, and I have no idea whether it is authentic or not. Here they have even dessert versions of sushi! …
05.09.2017
Comparing student unions — the case of ITMO and University of Helsinki
…ork. These are the main reasons for Finnish students to apply for positions in student councils as well. Also if you are a member of the council, you get to be part of the decision making when planning different events and you will get all the information about them first hand! If you would like to get some useful experience to add to your CV and also to have fun at…
06.07.2017
The Magic of Ballet
… some influences from flamenco, which added to the Spanish atmosphere. We also witnessed some very talented dancers spinning countless pirouettes in a row! During the intermission you can visit the little museum of ballet on the second floor of the theatre. The museum displays many outfits of ballet dancers, old ballet posters and other pictures, as well as miniatur…
23.06.2017
The St. Petersburg of Foodies: The Holy Trinity of Russian cuisine
…t, potatoes and mushrooms to spinach and tvorog, a Russian sweet cottage cheese. Oh so greasy and oh so tasty! Chinese dumplings called dim sum. Maultaschen, a German version of dumplings with a nice touch of smetana, Russian sour cream. These three examples are only a fragment of all the culinary experiences the northern capital of Russia has to offer. You ca…
20.06.2017