I live, work, and breathe in Rehoboth Beach, the gay capital. Yes, yes, this is not a typo, there are truly an unreal number of gay people here. Men here are not really 'men,' and finding someone is quite difficult, but entirely possible. Coming to the beach in the evening, you will immediately see a huge number of gay couples hugging, kissing, flirting... For a Russian person, this is shocking at first, as it is not typical for our culture, but after living here for a month or two, you get used to everything!)

In general, RB is a beautiful town, rich in stores, hotels, cafes, and restaurants—what can I say, it's a tourist city.) If you check Wikipedia, you'll find that RB is a very small town with a population of only 1,327, but as we know, everything is relative. And I wouldn't say it's small; Barnard, VT is much smaller (my home last year).

So, what about me?)))) hshshshshs)

My house is in the city center, 15 minutes from the ocean and 5 minutes from my first main job. That's great. You know how I love to sleep and hate being late. And when you live near work, it gives you a number of advantages, like sleep!)))

Work here is simultaneously difficult and simple. I couldn't find a second job for two weeks; it was terrible, everywhere they asked to fill out these stupid applications (resumes, simply put). Instead of just saying YES or NO, they hand you these papers(( After two weeks, I finally found a second job, and then luck sat on my lap, and now I have four. I am a hustler, I am, I am a hustler)) There is almost no time for anything; every day you get tired, and you rush home—shower, sleeep.

Oh, thanks to one person who keeps me going every day... without him, I probably would have gone crazy from this rhythm of life.

About job. I work in different establishments, and in each one, the relationships with people are so different, it's very strange. In Russia, everything is somehow simpler. I mean gay men and lesbians. Gay men hire only boys, and lesbians hire girls. And you know how difficult it is when your employers are a gay man and a lesbian... aaaaa

Okaaaay, and now I'll tell you more about some of the days spent here.

In the first few days, Gary entertained me; Chris (my employer) introduced me to him. Gary is just an unrealistically good, fun, and interesting person. He immediately gave me a tour of the whole city, to the most interesting places. It's so great to listen to him. At this moment in my life, I haven't found it this easy and simple to talk to any other American.) It's so great, actually...

Communication here is not a problem; everyone is kind and cheerful. The only thing is there are many Russian-speaking J-1 students. But that's also a plus for you; for example, you're walking on the boardwalk, you go into an ice cream shop, and an acquaintance is working there, they treat you for free, you go into another cafe—the situation repeats. It's cool))

...As many know, July 4th is a big holiday in the USA. And we decided to celebrate it on the beach. There were an unusually large number of people, parking lots were fuuuuully packed, everywhere there were lounge chairs, chairs, blankets... aaaa, madness.) That day I tried American beer for the first time; it didn't impress me, beer is beer. Or maybe I'm just not a connoisseur of this drink!) I got distracted) so, people, beach, ocean, and a huge fireworks display. I have never seen such a long fireworks show. I even got tired of standing with my head tilted back.)) You can't imagine how happy the American people were with every explosion of lights. Yes, they are still more emotional than people from any other country.

After the fireworks, we wanted to go to an afterparty at Chris's house, but we ran into a typical Moscow situation—TRAFFIC. Fuuuuuuuuuck, but we are in America... Anyway, we moved the party to the back of a pickup truck. It was so fun and unusual. Like I was in an American movie, playing the lead role. Wow))

Yes, by the way, our city has a small amusement park, it's so fun there. I couldn't resist and played a few games. The thrill and all that. And someone even won a teddy bear for me. So cute.)

I apologize in advance for such mixed information. But my thoughts are racing, I want to write everything down in this post and not put off writing for a long time. You know what I mean?! Ahahah

Nightlife here is actually not bad at all. Parties at houses, clubs... every day, every day. You know, I can't be stopped))

Oh, yes, there is also charity for "J-1 homeless people" here. The church organizes trips for a minimal price, feeds us at certain times, gives out bikes for the summer, etc. At first, I was very skeptical about this, but one fine day, my colleague Sabira took me with her... And you know what I found in the church?? A piano!!!! It was something else, I missed it so much. It's a pity I don't have much time for daily playing.((( but it was cool!!!

So, I think that's all, what I wanna tell u. See ya real soon.