There are moments in our lives that unexpectedly become pivotal.
Like when Alessandra learned there is no word for privacy in #russian making her think about how each #language carries the different culture of its people...
She explained this constant battle she found herself in to other Russian students and learned her struggle wasn’t unique, overall it was clear there is a uniquely unforgiving and punishing storm that one has to weather in order to learn Russian.
She had spent a lot of time in #Ukraine and planned to move there, so she moved despite the #RussianFullScaleWar war. But she found all her friends had switched to #ukrainian The conversations quickly became awkward. She was forced to ask herself – why had she never learnt more Ukrainian?
So she started learning and she has found it is nothing like learning Russian - with so many Ukrainians also switching from #Russian to #Ukrainian - the culture of Ukrainian language education is totally different - one where people feel encouraged and rewarded for trying.
Last night #Ukraine attacked #oilrefineries in the #Russian Oblasts of Ryazan and Voronezh, Ukrainian military intelligence has confirmed. The attacks have taken a toll, #Politico reported that #diesel prices within Russia have increased by almost 10 percent in the last week.
A New York businessman has pleaded guilty after being caught trying to sell $250,000 of electronic components to #sanctioned Russian companies that are known to be producing weapons for the invasion of Ukraine.
This is what led Alessandra to study #Russian - she wanted to expose her assumptions about the world. But it was hard to enjoy studying Russian: late nights trying to memorize participle endings and despite memorizing the rules finding there were endless exceptions to them.
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