Quarantine Thoughts Quarantine (or "non-working" period) in Russia has been prolonged until April 30. I want to avoid negative thinking (health risks, another financial crisis), so I try to focus on some good things: ● I can get 9 hours of sleep every day. Finally! Life in Moscow has been so hectic over the last five years, I don't remember the day I slept that much. I am going to look 5 years younger, that's for sure - my friends won't recognize me when I come back to Moscow 😂; ● I have a chance to run every morning. Finally! I always skipped cardio for strength workout; ● I can try quitting sugar, bread and alcohol for a month or longer and see how I feel and how my body changes (so far it's been 18 days); ● I have a chance to work remotely, to see whether I am going to enjoy it. Who knows, maybe I will love it so much I will make big plans for future to live by the ocean in Bali (as every Russian does 😂) and work remotely; ● I can start learning English - it was my New Year resolution and now it's time! I am here on italki writing this note after many years. Stay safe and healthy ❤

Universität Um 8 Uhr geht bei mir die Universität los. Heute hatte ich ab 8 Uhr zwei Stunden Besteuerungunterricht. Das Klassenzimmer für Besteuerungunterricht befindet sich im zweiten Stock des Universitätgebäude. Der Kurs ist vor ein Monat beginnt. Das Studentplan ist ziemlich gut: es gibt 2 Unterricht pro Woche. Der Professor hat die Vorlesung wirklich gut erklärt. Wir haben ihm zugehört und alles verstanden. Dannach hat er gesagt: "Macht die Übung allein." Nach dem Abschluss der Übung hat der Professor uns eine Frage gestellt. Ich habe die geantwortet aber die Antwort war leider nicht richtig. Macht nichts! Ich lerne von meinen Fehlern. Nach dem Unterricht bin ich zur Bibliothek gegangen, wo ich das Kursbuch gelesen hat. Die Bibliothek ist im Zentrum von meiner Universität. Ich habe da mit meiner Freundin gelernt. Wir lernen gemeinsam. Unserer Professor hat gesagt: "Bitte lest Seite 1 bis 40 und wenn ihr irgendwelche Fragen habt, fragt mir." Ich lerne das Besteuerung fleißig, weil das meine letztes Semester ist und ich für einen Abschluss lerne. Ich weiß noch nicht, an welchem Tag die Prüfung ist. Ich hoffe, ich bekomme ein gute Ergebnis in meiner Prüfung wenn das Semester endet. Ich werde vor der Prüfung alles nochmal durchgehen. Ich hasse es Prüfungen abzulegen. Aber bis jetzt habe ich alle meine Prüfungen bestanden. Dennoch, wenn ich in Deutschland war, hatte ich den Informatikkurs noch einmal belegt, da ich voriges Monat durchgefallen bin. Nebenbei gesagt, das Schulfach, was ich am meisten gehasst habe, war eben Informatik.

Why do I want to study in Germany? The proverb says: “It’s not a shame not to know, it's a shame not to learn”. I completely agree with this statement and believe that learning, self-development, self-cultivation is one of the most important things in life. Thus that’s the reason why I want to study abroad: I want to develop in the new environment. Studying abroad is a great experience of immersion into a new culture, meeting new people and exploring new methods of teaching. I suppose it will help me to broaden my horizons and grow as a person. I am a student of the State University of Management and my major is foreign economic activity. After graduating from my university I would like to find a job in a Foreign Trade Department in some international company or at least in some Russian company cooperating with foreign ones. I suppose that the competition for the job will be significant, so I should be really good economist and English- and German-speaker. So I think it is the great opportunity for me. This education will help me become fluent in English and German, to get some communication skills and deepen and broaden the knowledge of economics and business and, as a consequence, to make a successful career. It should be noted that in Russia people with some European education have more chances to find a good job. I really like Germany as a country, because of its location in the center of Europe, its language and culture. I love German literature from The Brothers Grimm to Goethe and certainly Remarque. German high schools have traditionally been considered among the best in Europe. I would like to study in the University of Passau because I heard a lot of positive opinions about it. It has a very high level of education, and internationalism is one of the most important characteristics there. The town, which is situated in Bavaria, seems great to me as well! I have always been studying English and started starting German at the university as well and I want to get education in these languages very much! I want to go there for new personal experience, new knowledge, new experience and new skills, which I will be able to use in my motherland.

First notebook entry: Introducing myself I'm longing to talk to you))