Vanya

Hello everyone! Anyone else from Siberia here?

Vanya

bakedbean

Hi Vanya and welcome to BE. Siberia? Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Vanya

Thanks! I'm in Tomsk so it will be warm in Summer but in Winter can be minus 30 or 40!

bakedbean

OMG

We were in the local bank the other day and they had the aircon wound up and we were flipping freezing. asked the temperature and it was +22 C

Vanya

In the summer it can be 30 degrees (or in the high 80's for US people and sensible old UK people who still use the proper measure!)

nonthaburi

I think you might find you are the only one , although I do remember someone else a while back. Siberia is the far east after all..

Vanya

Oh, well, it was worth trying!

nonthaburi

so what do you do in Siberia when you're not drinking vodka ?

Vanya

Well, in Tomsk we have very famous and very healthy unfiltered beer for a few rubles a litre, and the - even more healthy - Russian banya, of course!

But, seriously, I am Head of Studies at an International Language School and also teach in several schools in the town of Tomsk and the city of Novosibirsk. In the summer and winter holidays we organise children's camps and bring over foreign students who are studying the Russian language. They follow internships and also teach English in the summer camps to gain experience and to reduce their course fees.

I return home to France twice a year to recover and drink French wine and see my friends.

nonthaburi

sounds good.

bakedbean

Well... the French wine bit at least

Beaverstate

It sounds as if you will have fun wherever you stay.