July 12, 2010

Just woke up, decided to jot down a few lines. Called home yesterday – was so happy to hear from my family. Borrowed Egor's phone, they have unlimited calls to Russia and the USA – super convenient. Talked to my dad about money – I have $200 left out of the $400 I brought with me – that's not great. I don't even know, if things keep going like this without a job, I'll have to ask them to transfer money to my card – not very pleasant, but I can't just starve.

Ilyukha is already getting ready to go home. 2 guys left for Russia again. It's pretty tough here.

By the way, we worked. Yes. Sold flowers at a traffic light to cars. They drove us to the spot and we were out in the heat all day – very hard. The three of us sold 6 bouquets for $10 each. We got $10 each. That's from 6 AM on our feet until 9 PM. One thing makes me happy, I saw a guy nearby on the road, he was selling cold water – in this heat, it's a very good product. I think it's profitable and want to try it. Andryukha, while selling flowers, met a girl named Lana from Russia – she's renting out a baseroom on good terms. That's great news, because it's getting hard for me to stay in the hostel for free – the owner caught on to the trick)

Alright, Ilyukha and I are heading to WallMart today, need to see what's there. And we need to hit BestBuy too – Ilyukha wants to grab something for his family before he leaves.