Well, I heven't posted for a very long time, cos I've been down in London on people's floors for a while, but I'm home in Yorkshire for Christmas and it's beeyootiful.

However, the point of the thread is that on the 20th January I'm off again to the north of Russia, living with a Russian family and teaching English in a school there, for five months - I'm soooo excited, but also kinda nervy - anyone out there been to Russia, or has any useful words on travel and general uprooting of self?

jay