1. While reading the book, I've noticed that each chapter it's like completed story. They tells about different things at different times. The writer's style seems only narrative, but as he tries to express his opinion it makes the book more interesting.
2. I find Chris very brave, because thinking of myself even if i was really fed uop with something i would never run away from my family and completely change my life.
3.I think the author is trying to suggest to be more mature in making lifechanging experiences and not only count on yourself.
4. Text-to-text connection would be that every chapter for me semmed a completed story. It's like the book i reviewed. The novel Eugene Onegin. Every paragraph i the chapter that consisted 10 lines was completed story. The same with chapters.
5. Maybe it's very naive connestion, but i compare myself to Chris and realize that sometimes i made mistakes that were so immature that sould be compared to Chrises mistakes. Of course they were less traumatic, but for me they were the same.

Review of what i like

Eugene Onegin is a novel in a verse written by Alexander Pushkin. It was completed in 1832. It consists of 8 chapters.

The four main characters areEugene Onegin, Vladimir Lensky, Tatyana Larina and Olga Larina.

Eugene Onegin a Russian dandy who is bored with life, moves to a country mansion from his uncle who is in Moscow. When he moves to the country, he becomes friends with the minor poet Vladimir Lensky. One day, Lensky takes Onegin to a dinner with the family of his fiancee Olga Larina. At that meeting, Olga's bookish and countrified sister, Tatyana, falls in love with Onegin. That night Tatyana writes a letter to Onegin professing her love and sends it to him. That time in Russia was inappropriate when young unmarried woman takes initiative. Instead to her expectations, Onegin doesn't reply by letter, he decides that he's going to talk to her directly and reject her advances in a speech.
Later, Lensky invites Onegin to Tatyana's nameday celebration, promising a small celebration with just Tatyana, her sister and parents. When Onegin arrives he finds instead a grandiose ball, that reminds him of world he was fed up with . To exact revenge on Lensky, Onegin starts to flirt and dance with Olga. Lensky leaves the ball and in the morning calls Onegin to fight a duel. At the duel Onegin kills Lensky and flees.
Tatyana visits Onegin's mansion where she reads through his books and the notes in the margines and through this comes to believe that Onegin's character is a collage of literary heroes and so there no "real Onegin". Later, Tatyana is taken to Moscow where she is introduced to society. In new environment Tatyana matures to such an extent that when Onegin later meets her in St. Petersburg, he doesn't recognize her. When he realises who she is, he tries to get her attention, although she is now married. He writes a letter to her, but receives no reply. Now when Onegin manages to see Tatyana, she admits the fact that she still loves him while professing absolute loyalty to her husband.
In the end she gives him the speech similar to what he gave her before, demonstrating her emotional and moral superiority to Onegin.
The main theme of the book is the relationship between fiction and real life. Tatyana reads romantic novels, while her mom tells her that that's not the real life. He wrote this book to show people how difficult is to live between fiction and real life, because at that time all girls where obsessed with French poetry.

If I could talk to Barack Obama i would talk to him about Armenian genocide and ask him if he believe that it accured I would want him to acknowledge it. I think that's all. And maybe i would ask him to low prices on colleges.

In for years my life will really change. I dont know what exactly will happen but i know I will be in college. I dont kniow where i will live. It maybe Moscow or America or Spain or France etc.

In 2035 i think i will be quite wealthy, with 5 children. 2 of them will be adopted. My husband will be great and I will have a sertificate of 100000 hours of volunteer work done. I will be happy!

Love Poem

Tatyana's Letter to Onegin by Pushkin
``I write to you -- no more confession
is needed, nothing's left to tell.
I know it's now in your discretion
with scorn to make my world a hell.
``But, if you've kept some faint impression
of pity for my wretched state,
you'll never leave me to my fate.
At first I thought it out of season
to speak; believe me: of my shame
you'd not so much as know the name,
if I'd possessed the slightest reason
to hope that even once a week
I might have seen you, heard you speak
on visits to us, and in greeting
I might have said a word, and then
thought, day and night, and thought again
about one thing, till our next meeting.
But you're not sociable, they say:
you find the country godforsaken;
though we... don't shine in any way,
our joy in you is warmly taken.
``Why did you visit us, but why?
Lost in our backwoods habitation
I'd not have known you, therefore I
would have been spared this laceration.
In time, who knows, the agitation
of inexperience would have passed,
I would have found a friend, another,
and in the role of virtuous mother
and faithful wife I'd have been cast.
``Another!... No, another never
in all the world could take my heart!
Decreed in highest court for ever...
heaven's will -- for you I'm set apart;
and my whole life has been directed
and pledged to you, and firmly planned:
I know, Godsent one, I'm protected
until the grave by your strong hand:
you'd made appearance in my dreaming;
unseen, already you were dear,
my soul had heard your voice ring clear,
stirred at your gaze, so strange, so gleaming,
long, long ago... no, that could be
no dream. You'd scarce arrived, I reckoned
to know you, swooned, and in a second
all in a blaze, I said: it's he!
``You know, it's true, how I attended,
drank in your words when all was still --
helping the poor, or while I mended
with balm of prayer my torn and rended
spirit that anguish had made ill.
At this midnight of my condition,
was it not you, dear apparition,
who in the dark came flashing through
and, on my bed-head gently leaning,
with love and comfort in your meaning,
spoke words of hope? But who are you:
the guardian angel of tradition,
or some vile agent of perdition
sent to seduce? Resolve my doubt.
Oh, this could all be false and vain,
a sham that trustful souls work out;
fate could be something else again..,
``So let it be! for you to keep
I trust my fate to your direction,
henceforth in front of you I weep,
I weep, and pray for your protection..,
Imagine it: quite on my own
I've no one here who comprehends me,
and now a swooning mind attends me,
dumb I must perish, and alone.
My heart awaits you: you can turn it
to life and hope with just a glance --
or else disturb my mournful trance
with censure -- I've done all to earn it!
``I close. I dread to read this page...
for shame and fear my wits are sliding...
and yet your honour is my gage
and in it boldly I'm confiding''...

My Heart's In The Highlands by Robert Burns
Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North,
The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth;
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.
Farewell to the mountains high covered with snow;
Farewell to the straths and green valleys below;
Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods;
Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.
2.I picked this poem because right now I feel everything that felt author the time he wrote this.
3.The title is "My Heart In The Highlands, because this poem is describing that.

Possible title choices!

1. Orientation as a life rope
2. Life is changing, I am changing
3.

Other differences between Moscow and Edina:
1. People talk really loud here
2. Milk contains protein
3. Many people champ a lot
4. Air-conditioners are everywhere, so its very cold everywhere
5. Almost everyone's second language is spanish
6. Everyone believes in stereotypes

That's it for today!

First differences!

As I am exchange student, I had to go to pre-departure orientation in order to get a little bit familiar with american culture, so that i can adapt faster and probably avoid culture shock.

I want to make this less complicated. :)

First things that I noticed when i got here were:
1. People don't kiss each other when they meet.
2. People always say: "Please", "Excuse me", "Thank you", "Sorry".
3. School has lots of activities
4. Students can take any classes that want
5. Food is very expensive
6. Clothes are very cheap
7. People are very nice.
8. Almost all people live in houses.
9. Americans are not stupid at all. That's true.
10. All fun stuff is on the weekends.
11. All people use cars, but unfortunately, noone likes walking.
12. Drinking age is 21.
13. Voting age is 18.
14. People say very inappropriate things very often.
15. Almost all girls wear shorts, flip-flops and sweatshirts!

That's all for today!

DISCOVER

America!!!
I'm in the USA. I passed a big test and I'm very proud of myself that I could do that! At the beginning there were about 10,000 students who applied that program. We had a big test, that contained 3 tours. The first tour was 15 min grammar test. That was really easy and I was sure that I had passed. Then the second tour. There were 140 questions on the english grammar test and 2 essays! that was also easy. A month later they called me and said that i had passed! The third tour: 3 essays and interveiw! I wasn't worried at all! After 6 months i was told that I was going to the U.S.! In June we had an orientation! I met many new people... In July I was told that my placement organization found a family for me! It was very exciting to come here! Here I'm going to share my impressions about the school and country!