Anyone who has been reading my blogs for awhile now knows my struggle with the Russian language and how hard it is to not speak the native language here. In case anyone was wondering, I gave up on Russian lessons or my teacher gave up on me. Not really sure which way that went. I didn’t put enough time in to be able to really learn the language.

What I have put time into is years and years of Spanish. It’s a shame to let that go to waste so I try to find opportunities to practice when I can. When I heard about the ESP Club Moscú, I jumped at a chance to keep up my Spanish skills.

ESP Club Moscú

As well as Spanish lessons, the ESP Club Moscú offers other events to practice speaking Spanish. Among other programs they host cooking lessons, lectures and book clubs. About a month ago a friend invited me to attend a film meeting where we watched the movie “Primos” and discussed it afterwards. This was all in Spanish of course. It took me back to my study abroad days and how tired I would feel after concentrating so hard on understanding what I was hearing. Not only did I put my comprehension skills to the test, but then I had to speak and answer questions about the film. Needless to say I need to keep up with my Spanish much more.

Lima

To continue the Spanish theme we went to a Peruvian restaurant afterwards called Lima. I don’t think I have ever had Peruvian cuisine before so I don’t have much to compare it to. I can say that it tasted less Russian than most places here, but as usual in Moscow I wasn’t wowed by the food and neither was my friend. The waitress only spoke Russian and there were no menus in English….but there was Spanish, aka a good opportunity to brush up on Spanish food vocabulary. Lima has various events and is probably busier now due to the world cup than the almost completely empty restaurant when I went.