Dear Uncle John,How are things with you? Sorry I haven’t written for so long. I hope you are OK. Do you remember us, our Martyushevo, our borsch, pelmeni and, of course, pancakes with honey?We remember you very well because your visit has become an Event for our village. I think it will be interesting for you to know our news. Do you remember Aunt Natasha? She was teaching you to sing Russian national songs and you told her that it was easy for you to remember them. Probably, there is nothing unusual in it. After all, your mum had Russian roots .She immigrated to Great Britain when she was 18 years old. Aunt Natasha died four years ago …. But life is going on. Nowadays everyone in our village has a mobile phone and the Internet, satellite television. But, despite it, young men are leaving our village because there is no work.Uncle John, what are you doing now? Have you finished your book about the Siberian Tatars? How is your sister? Give our regards to her. Are you planning to visit Russia? We’ll be glad to see you in our Martyushevo. Please, write back.I am looking forward to hearing from you.Love,Christina
It is not a secret that our meals influence much on our health and our mood. That’s why I consider breakfast to be the most important meal in the day as it is the first our meal and it can put us in good spirits or it can’t. Now I shall tell you about my breakfast. In the morning I usually have porridge. I often start my breakfast with a cereal which is not cooked, it is something dry, ready to be eaten or muesli – some grain or porridge which is not cooked with dried fruit, nuts and so on. I also like eggs (cooked in different ways). I don’t practically eat butter, I prefer soft margarine – made of vegetable fat, which is not heavy and creamy. I don’t eat jam at breakfast, I eat marmalade which is not sweet, there is slight bitterness; it’s rather pleasant. I usually don’t have substantial breakfast on weekdays, I do it on weekends when I get up late. Very often I have just tea or coffee with sandwiches. Tea is usually taken by me with milk. I like very strong tea without sugar. Sometimes when I am in hurry I don’t have time to have proper breakfast and I go to the university being hungry. In such case I usually buy something like «Snickers» or «Mars» on my way to the Alma Mater.
