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Rostov-on-Don have to be one of the worst kept cities in Russia. Seriously, there is dirt, garbage and dog shit EVERYWHERE!That being said I am still in a semi-euphoric state about being here. And rightfully so. All the things I've been missing in that village I used to live in are easily accessible here. Including a quite decent art supply store which is literally in a 10 minutes waking distance from my apartment. If previously I would order things from Moscow or even from abroad, now I can just buy what I need on my way back from a bus stop. Fucking loving this!http://dai.ly/x2bz24k

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Walking video 03 (Christmas spirit. Not feeling it.)

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Ace

Strange seeing you without narration, but is ok, no one would want you to get sick. From your video is a lot more city that the previous one. Glad you are happy with your location. Thanks for sharing

BearPerson

Never underestimate the element of supplies.

Dorago

I miss your great adventures were you were risking your life by going on the wooden plank, gething through the bridge, being surounded by many cats and all :)

Nemesis Valentine

Man you deserve this, I can really feel the happiness in your words. Not many people get a chance like this and I'm glad its you. I don't really care about Christmas that much but you should really get something overpriced thing that you wanted for forever but never got the chance to buy. Go BUY IT, you deserve a pat on the back for a job well done! And when you are done with the HT you should go on a two week vacation!

silvarius2000

How about a nice dinner Akabur? I'll pay!

akabur

Oh, I did have quite a few since I got here. And at least one of those meals was literally paid for by you. Oh, and thank you, it was delicious.

silvarius2000

Take a video of that. Or pictures at least. Please?

akabur

Of what? Of my meal? Hm... Alright, I'll see what I can do.

Venron

Hmm, dirt, garbage, and dog shit everywhere. Are you sure you aren't in China?

Jarred Leverton

Not to drag politics in to this, but could Rostov-on-dons unkempt status be related to the current events going on in the Ukraine? You are very close to the border, and Rostov was targeted by Ukraine mortars as recently as July. I imagine being so close to a hostile border would take a tole. Not to mention the strain on government resources that must be generated by the sudden influx of refugees. Maybe it will improve as things calm down in the Ukraine.

akabur

Rostov was targeted by Ukraine mortars? Refuges? What? Good thing never watch TV. Nah, nothing along those lines. This city is just weird like that.

akabur

What if I am? What if I am actually some Chinese dude? Now that would be a twist.

Jarred Leverton

<a href="http://rt.com/news/175632-shelling-ukraine-donetsk-rostov/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://rt.com/news/175632-shelling-ukraine-donetsk-rostov/</a> <a href="http://itar-tass.com/en/russia/742463" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://itar-tass.com/en/russia/742463</a> These are both from July, so no telling how accurate they are today. And I never watch TV either. American TV News would never mention anything not damning Russia right now. There's a bit of a cold war vibe over here right now.

akabur

Yeah I know. And new corporations make billions on this so they will do anything to "spice things up". For the post part all they do is blow things out of proportion and borderline lie. That is true for any new company in any country I'm afraid. Your link doesn't work by the way. As a person who are currently in Rostov though I can say that i don't see any (at all) signs of things they talk about on TV all the time...

Jarred Leverton

Hmm, they seem to work on my end. Strange. But I certainly understand what you mean. I try to stay informed on current events and remain politically active and informed, but you are constantly having to sort through biases and dig out facts. The media loves a good story, doubly so when they get to write it themselves. We only hear about Russia in a negative and foreboding light in most western countries, and there are still a lot of Cold War fears left over in our culture from our parents and grandparents generations, especially in the US, and Germany. I always love your walking videos and vlogs because you offer that kind of window in to another world for us foreigners. We get to see what life is like in Russia from the point of view of a friendly Russian, without any fear mongering or propaganda. Just "Hey guys, this is what I'm doing." You don't try to hide how shitty things can be, or play up how great Russia is. I'm not sure if you understand how incredibly rare that level of insight is for most of us.

Venron

And you could be, I understand that some far western provinces speak Russian ^_^