My first week in Moscow

So here I am, sitting behind a computer in Moscow! The first week has gone by very quickly indeed! I was picked up from the airport by the driver of the company I work for and as he didn't speak English that was my first opportunity to practice my rusty Russian. I went straight to the office where I was received by my colleagues who are mostly Russian and about my age. The office is a big room where everybody has his or her own desk. The first night I stayed with my co-worker Lena, who was kind enough to offer me a place to sleep.

On Friday I sorted out my accommodation for the first month. I will be staying with a Russian family with two sons (Ilya and Sasha) who are in their early 20s and at uni and their mum. I have my own room and am really close to the metro, which is great. On Friday, I went out with some people from work and met up with Sasha and Ilya later. Got to know some of their friends who were all very friendly and had my first encounter with Russian vodka, hehe.

Didn't do much on Saturday apart from going out for a drink with Ilya and Sasha in the evening. On Sunday, Jeroen (my boss) took me out for breakfast and showed me around Moscow. We had lunch with some of his friends in a really nice Russian restaurant with a huge buffet and plenty of vodka.

My first whole week at work went well. Worked on the project, met with the company we are doing the project for and went out for dinner with Sergey (a colleague) on Monday evening. Didn't do that much in the evening as I am usually pretty knackered by the time I get back home. The change in climate, the busy metro and the long days take some adjusting. But all in all, I am enjoying myself a lot. Unfortunately I picked up something so I felt really ill on Thursday. Have spent the last 36 hours sleeping, but am hoping I get better soon.