{"id":1024,"date":"2011-07-06T12:51:53","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T19:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sunergosorphans.wordpress.com\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2012-03-27T23:20:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T06:20:24","slug":"spu-news-from-the-2-seattle-pacific-university-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/spu-news-from-the-2-seattle-pacific-university-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU: News from the 2 Seattle Pacific University teams."},"content":{"rendered":"

After our long journey, 16 hours on the plane, we finally made it to St. Petersburg! Going through customs was easier than we originally expected; however, we had minor complications with claiming our luggage. We lost two boxes, but luckily they were delivered today! We are fortunate enough to be able to stay in a church that provides us with a comfy bed and daily shower. When we first arrived Tatiana (our host) greeted us at the airport and warned us she would not allow us to go to bed until at least 8PM local time; which meant we would not get a nights rest for 27 hours! (This was needed for us to get used to the 11 hour time change.:) It seemed like it was the middle of the day when we were going to sleep because the sun was still in the sky and didn\u2019t show any signs of setting soon. This obviously did not bother us though, we slept like angels!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On day two, today, we learned some Russian. We began with the alphabet, and then we did numbers and colors. Then, we went out on the town. We stopped at our new favorite restaurant called Teaspoon. We ate bllini, which are very similar to crepes. They were delicious! After lunch, we took our first ride on the metro. We had to have a mini lesson on how to use and act while in the underground metro. No pictures are allowed and there is no such thing as personal space. We went to Peter and Paul\u2019s fortress; it was full of cobblestone and a very beautiful cathedral. We ended the day with a beautiful boat ride around the canals of St. Petersburg. Now we are back at our home, until Sunday, and looking forward to what St. Petersburg has to offer us until we leave for Novgorod.<\/p>\n

Thank you all for the continued prayers and support throughout our journey.<\/p>\n

Love,<\/p>\n

Alli, Aryn, Tim, Tanisha, Jess, Savannah, Adrienne, and Sam<\/p>\n

P.S. More news and pictures to come later. \ud83d\ude42 The other team says hello as well.<\/p>\n

Please leave any comments and words of encouragement and we will read them to the teams. -SunErgos Staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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