One of my fascinating yoga students was Mikhail. We instantly got along and it was easy to speak to him in English because he used to live in New Zealand with his daughters. He is in extremely good shape as he was formerly a competitive runner. He lives at the Silver Sands Campground this summer in a tent and for fun does things like make rafts to go whitewater rafting. Mikhail offered to bring Jon and I to a folk concert at the campground and we gladly seized the opportunity to check out the simple life. It was impressive.
Russian campers are quite communal. They all share food and cooking with the tents in the surrounding area. Mikhail was a celebrity; he knew everyone there as he gave us a tour. The campers shared food like cucumber and tomato salad with dill and a chicken veggie spread on bread. Then, I got a chance to take a spin in his inflatable Kayak.
After that, we spent a while talking and trying to figure out where this informal concert starring a Miass folk musician Tania, was going to take place. We finally found it and enjoyed the songs!
I can't believe any of this. It sounds as if you and Jon are having a better time in Russia than you would have had in the states. And you teaching yoga. It's too much. I think you and Jon should buy a dacha in Miass so you can keep going back. Everyone should have a summer home in Russia, nyet?
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