Quote Originally Posted by DashaK View Post
To answer your question, my Russian is alright understanding wise. I watch a lot of movies and listen to music and can pick it up, and I've been practicing speaking, and I have some of the grammar down, but I have difficulty reading Russian-- I'm a little slow at it and I seem to not recognize a lot of words. I'd really love to improve my vocabulary. I've been working on my Russian all summer to prepare for my move.
You might want to read this
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/ma...pagewanted=all
Don't be afraid. If you understand Russian you are very close to speaking and for reading and writing you just need practice and maybe some classes
Quote Originally Posted by DashaK View Post
And yes, technically I'm paying but I receive academic scholarships through my University in Florida, so really it becomes free for me, anyways.
SPB will be the whole new world after Florida
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