tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post1733539952392258914..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Whose nickname?Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-72992398771976531882009-12-19T18:36:22.445+03:002009-12-19T18:36:22.445+03:00That is such an interesting observation! It seems ...That is such an interesting observation! It seems to me that Russians are always busy and rarely home, but maybe that is due more to long work days and commuting, rather than by choice. However, I think Russian families would send their kids to lots of after-school clubs if they had the money. They are certainly into the arts.<br /><br />Maybe Sergei was used to everything being on- site in the orphanage? Or did he live in a family?<br /><br />American students also need to be active in their community to get into college, and maybe it just becomes a habit...Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-53858727061110811432009-12-19T03:04:28.215+03:002009-12-19T03:04:28.215+03:00Great essay!
I think in this country we are so ov...Great essay!<br /><br />I think in this country we are so overwhelmed by opportunities. I was completely stunned the other day when I was trying to encourage Sergei to play on the school's basketball team. He burst out with something like, "What is the matter with Americans?! They always have to be joining something and doing something! Can't you just stay home and be still?" Well! I was really surprised that he had noticed a difference and that he felt so strongly about it.<br /><br />I don't even think that, as a family, we really DO too much! At the moment Anastasia has just begun piano lessons and that is the size of the outside activities. Many families have kids doing something every night of the week.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com