Have You Ever Been In This Amazing Place?
Usually foreigners associate the Russian cold with Siberia, but, Siberia is a warm place compared with the northeastern region. When my parents were just married, they moved to the northeastern region to earn some money. It was a real opportunity to get large earnings at that time.
My parents were young and adventurous, and the first winter they lived in a trailer. Only half year later, they got a real apartment.
My dad often shares stories about the times they had there. He described the northern lights. It is an amazing sight when the sky is painted in all colors – red, green, purple, yellow. Also, he told talks about about polar night, when the dark of night lasts several months. But, during the polar day the sun never goes down during for many weeks.
Sometimes, in the winter time, it was -75 degrees Fahrenheit, but on the other hand, mom’s and dad’s annual holidays usually lasted two months.
My parents always told said that there was always cold weather, but warm friendship between all the people who lived in this place. And, if you’ll spend your winter here, you can feel the contrast between russian cold air and russian warm hearts.