Amaks Tourist Hotel Ufa
Zorge Str. 17 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Privolzhsky, Russian Federation
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TIMES A CHANGING
... Stopped by the police and he checks the depth of my tyre then sort of praises allah for me being here. Not really sure what to do so don’t hang around and ride off. There’s a lot of police about and trying my best not to make eye contact with them. Resorted to itching my head and looking in the opposite direction every time I go past them. It has worked so ...
Good friends? Hmmm not so much in one case!
... the engine had been detached and we were getting a new engine.
We got back on board after the 20 min stop and had some brunch. Together we had cheese, salami, fresh bread, mayonnaise and tea. Our attendant came down and told us it was -15 outside but would be -28 later, but also that Novosibirsk, where the lady was from (an my dad has worked) was -40! I can't imagine being that cold.
11:57 Our train trundles on through the landscape, the many fir ...
Cabin FEVER!
... plough through our noodles whilst reading & chatting. We watched a bit of The Simpsons on Sam's laptop, followed by a documentary series called Wild China. We all had an early night, exhausted from our hard day!
14.11 - We started traveling through time zones by this day, so we were all rather confused as to what time it was. We actually woke up at about 3pm local time! After eating 'breakfast'/'lunch' of, yes ...
What It Means to Study
... more convenient. Also I believe this is my first all-nighter in a while. It's 3:43 AM and I'm still working on writing down all of this material. Good thing I only have the sternum and the thoracic cage left.
All in all this week has been great. I've met a lot of new people, and continued to push myself to the limit. I know it's going to get a lot harder before it gets any easier, but as of today I'm prepared to deal with all of this.
And ...
Midweek Blues
... about scientific/medical facts of interest (such as why people get car/seasick) I don't think I've ever had friends before (apart from one or two) who were also interested in this type of stuff. So yeah, we behave like kids sometimes-take pictures during breaks, go shopping during the lunch break, and make jokes about (and sometimes in) Latin, but the point is that we're all at BSMU to become doctors. And to ...
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