Let's Talk IN RUSSIAN! Easy Russian Listening About Life & Hobbies

Hello everyone! This is Yaroslava and this is a channel for those who study Russian. And in this traditional video, we meet to just chat, to just talk, find out how you are doing, how I am doing, what was new, what plans for the next month. Take something tasty, pour tea, coffee or whatever you drink. I have a smoothie. And let's start. You see that I'm in an unusual place. Here I have a beautiful green background, plants. I'm sitting in a cafe now. And one of the reasons why I'm recording this video in a cafe, not at home, well, because I can't. I said in the last video that we moved to a new apartment and I really don't like this apartment. Well, more precisely, this is a normal apartment. It's not bad, there's nothing terrible there, but it's very dark. Therefore, if I want to record a video, then I just can't find a place, I can't find a comfortable, comfortable place so that everything looks beautiful. Therefore, for example, I came to the cafe today to record this video. Why else don't I like this apartment? Probably, I just have a bad association, I have bad associations. Because when we moved and when we moved things from the old apartment to the new apartment, I fell off the bike. I was riding a bike, I had a heavy backpack and yes, I stopped and fell. And this heavy backpack just dragged me back to the side and I fell. And I broke my knee. Although it was not deadly, not scary, I, thank God, did not hurt anything, but there was a lot of blood and this wound was deep enough. Therefore, for 4 weeks, I still have this open wound on my knee, so I can't train normally. Well, although I have already started training again, but I could not train earlier. And I already told you a story about one of my friends, who broke her knee. She also fell off the bike and broke her knee here in Buenos Aires. And she had a very difficult operation, she had a very difficult period of recovery. And I was so scared that suddenly I also broke something for myself. But I have such a fear that suddenly something so serious will happen, and I am in another country, and I am a little scared of this. Yes, and therefore my February was not very pleasant. I only recently, well, maybe, okay, one and a half, two weeks ago, I started training again. Now I go to the gym, to the gym, walk on the treadmill and read books. Because before, for example, when I walked on the treadmill, I listened to podcasts or watched some videos. But now it seems to me that it's boring. And now I take books and walk on the treadmill and read. What do I read, what did I read this month? Well, for example, I'm reading Idiot now. I talked about it in the last video. I read The Man-Amphibian. By the way, I recommend this book to everyone who studies Russian. There is a very clear vocabulary. The book is not very big. And there is a movie, it's also nice to watch later. The third book I read is Obedience, by the French writer Walbeck. And this book was for the reading club. It's very provocative, of course. This book is very provocative. And the last book I read is Indestructible. Such a non-fiction about how to be able to focus in our modern world. And you know what? This is my this is my problem. I talk about it every time. And of course, of course, I continue to read the Bible. I finished reading the fifth book. We call it the Five Books of Moses. You would know, I tried to pronounce the word five books. It's so difficult. Five books. So, yes, I read these five books and now I understand this better metaphor. All these metaphors and generally the style of storytelling. That there is no point in comparing the Bible and the ancient scriptures with the modern world. And shift the modern morality to what it was 2000 years ago and even earlier. Therefore, now I read a little differently. And in general, in February, I discovered for myself several new hobbies. I ordered a pencil, a special pencil for a tablet, so that I could make a new Learn Russian with News video. You probably noticed that they were not on the channel for a long time. But to be honest, have you seen the latest news? This is generally a crazy house. I don't know what to react to, because something new happens every day. And I think, okay, I will not shoot a video on this topic. But I still plan to continue making Learn Russian with News, so stay on the channel. And I started drawing again. Once upon a time, a very, very long time ago, I drew. I even went to several art school classes. And yes, now I draw on the iPad. Then, in this month, I wrote an essay, wrote a work just for myself, because I want to learn to speak better, to learn to learn to think more deeply. So I decided to start this practice to write an essay. Short, just for myself, for practice. I hope that my videos will also get better and I will be able to express my thoughts better. I hope. In the last video, I talked about my new idea of ​​sprints, which I do for learners of Russian. And it's over. The first sprint is over. We talked about phonetics, about pronunciation. And it seems to me that everything went just super. Especially for the first time. And we start a new sprint on Monday. If you ever wanted to learn Russian with me, now is the time. And sprints are the place that I advise you all. We choose a new topic there every time. In March, we will talk about sciences. In March, we will talk about basic scientific terms. We will remember numerals, because when we talk about science, we need to remember numerals, we need to talk about numerals. We will also talk about passive pledge, because when we talk about science, when we talk about inventions, when we talk about discoveries, we need a passive pledge. And of course, we will watch and take authentic materials so that you can better understand the speakers, so that you can speak better with the speakers. So join the link in the description. Sprint is a three-week program from simple to complex. In the first week, we analyze the theory. In the second week, we practice. And in the third week, we read, watch authentic materials. In these three weeks, we will have three meetings, a webinar, a conversation club and a meeting with a speaker. I think that this format is perfect for those who are at level B, at the middle level, maybe A2+, maybe C1-. And if you feel that you need a system, that you need support, that you need feedback, that you want to move to the next level, I encourage you to come. You will like it. What else was interesting in February? It seems to me that in February I met very often with friends. We went to quizzes. I was on my birthday and I went for a walk, met with friends. I already said that I went to a book club. I am now in a book club. If you also need some kind of club, these are our sprints. Come! And from my plans for March. In March there will be my birthday. And I have already prepared something for you. I hope you will like it. At the end of March. My birthday is March 24, so get ready. We will celebrate. Secondly, in March I will move again to Laplata. This is another city in Argentina. And I hope the apartment there will be more video-genic. And I hope I won't have such problems there to record videos. And yes, you probably saw. If you haven't seen, I'll tell you now. I had a video about how to find your Russian teacher. And this video was made in collaboration with italki. And I decided that I would make similar videos with collaborations with other companies, brands every month. I just wanted to tell you this so you wouldn't be surprised. And what else did I not say? Well, yes, in general, this month was not very good. But this means that it will be better. Right? Right. Write how you are doing and see you soon!