Hello there,
here I am again, abroad, in exchange, writing a blog to keep you updated of what's going on :)
At this point, when Russia is the 3rd place abroad where I'll live, one would think that the departure is a peace of cake. Not. So what happened is that I went to the train station early (like always) with my mom. We checked where the train was supposed to leave from and went to that platform. We still had 20 minutes until the train was gonna leave, everything was (supposed to be) fine and I was about to start my second exchange. Me leaving is already smth my friends and family are used to, nothing unusual. Calm before the storm...
All the signs and even the speakers said that the train to Moscow was supposed to leave from platform 6 so we were waiting there, me my mom and two friends of mine who had stopped by to say bye. All of a sudden another train arrives to the platform and there was a text on that train saying it was going somewhere else. Now we got suspicious even if the sign above the platform still said Moscow. Then the text on the sign changed and told us that the train to Moscow left from another platform. I started running with my bags and my poor mom started running after me with half of my bags. The train had already started moving and I tried to scream to the Russian employee on the train that I have to get in but he just said "NO". I panicked because I thought that I had missed the train! But my friend, who was riding a bike caught the train and somehow managed to make the train stop (or then it was her and the other passengers who had also been on the wrong platform). So I got in, still in shock and gasping after running and carrying heavy bags. Not a very pleasant way of starting this trip!
I was happy to see the cabin was empty as I got in and there was food on the table. Nice surprise. I had time to cool myself down until Lahti where 3 Russian ladies got in. We spoke a little but due to my poor Russian skills and their even poorer (non-existing) English skills it was rather difficult :D I honestly don't know why I freeze when I am supposed to speak Russian!
The night went well and knowing me and my sleeping skills I slept pretty well in the train. As I arrived in Moscow the next morning my buddy (aka tutor for exchange students) was there waiting for me. We had decided to take a taxi because it was a cheap and an easy way of getting to the dormitory. More about that in the next post!
Lotta
here I am again, abroad, in exchange, writing a blog to keep you updated of what's going on :)
At this point, when Russia is the 3rd place abroad where I'll live, one would think that the departure is a peace of cake. Not. So what happened is that I went to the train station early (like always) with my mom. We checked where the train was supposed to leave from and went to that platform. We still had 20 minutes until the train was gonna leave, everything was (supposed to be) fine and I was about to start my second exchange. Me leaving is already smth my friends and family are used to, nothing unusual. Calm before the storm...
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| Sorry about the quality, mom is not the best photographer (and I'm not the best model ;)) |
All the signs and even the speakers said that the train to Moscow was supposed to leave from platform 6 so we were waiting there, me my mom and two friends of mine who had stopped by to say bye. All of a sudden another train arrives to the platform and there was a text on that train saying it was going somewhere else. Now we got suspicious even if the sign above the platform still said Moscow. Then the text on the sign changed and told us that the train to Moscow left from another platform. I started running with my bags and my poor mom started running after me with half of my bags. The train had already started moving and I tried to scream to the Russian employee on the train that I have to get in but he just said "NO". I panicked because I thought that I had missed the train! But my friend, who was riding a bike caught the train and somehow managed to make the train stop (or then it was her and the other passengers who had also been on the wrong platform). So I got in, still in shock and gasping after running and carrying heavy bags. Not a very pleasant way of starting this trip!
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| Bye Helsinki! |
I was happy to see the cabin was empty as I got in and there was food on the table. Nice surprise. I had time to cool myself down until Lahti where 3 Russian ladies got in. We spoke a little but due to my poor Russian skills and their even poorer (non-existing) English skills it was rather difficult :D I honestly don't know why I freeze when I am supposed to speak Russian!
The night went well and knowing me and my sleeping skills I slept pretty well in the train. As I arrived in Moscow the next morning my buddy (aka tutor for exchange students) was there waiting for me. We had decided to take a taxi because it was a cheap and an easy way of getting to the dormitory. More about that in the next post!
Lotta
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