Yakutsk, Russia--Larry Keith

October 26, 2010 12:30pm Yakutsk time
So, there are Russian Disney and Nickelodeon channels! Malcolm was able to watch Phineas and Ferb in Russian. Awesome! His Russian language skills are amazing. He is being saturated with the language. We are living in an apartment with, Grandpa Oleg, Grandma Tanya, Great-great grandma Polya, Aunt Polina, Aunt Vera, Uncle Vitya, Aunt Lilya, Mama Olga, and me.
Today we are going to visit a few of the local gyms to choose which one I want to work out at. Hopefully, we get started on it soon. It seems like it takes quite a push to get the ball rolling around here sometimes…not quite sure if it is a Russian thing, Yakut thing, or family thing.
Continued…10:43 pm Yakutsk time
We drove to a few different gyms today to check out the equipment, hours of operation, and rates. The gyms here are really behind when it comes to modern equipment and business management. However, we did find a gym to my liking. It has freeweights, machines, cardio area, and an infrared sauna. Tomorrow I will begin lifting.
The low temperature today was -16 Celsius. The wind wasn’t blowing much today, so it didn’t seem so bad. A person does have to pay attention to their footing as ice is everywhere. There obviously isn’t a liability issue here like there would be in the states as it seems all the businesses have stairs that are very slippery. The stairs here are treacherous enough without the added nuisance of ice.