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Monday, October 31, 2011

Life in Moscow #2: The Decision

We went to the Sub Medic office two days after we have arrived in Moscow to process some documents regarding our registration in the university. We left our hostel at 12 o’clock in the afternoon along with a few seniors. After taking a bus to Yugo Zapadnaya, we took the metro to the Sub Medic office in Sportivnaya.

Processing the documents took forever. It wasn’t until 7.30pm that we were finally free to go. Before leaving, Dr Farid gave us an offer to shift to another hostel as he had received various complaints from students and also their parents in Malaysia. Anyone who wish to shift to the hostel in Yugo were to write their names in a name list provided by Dr Farid and then pass it back to him.

After discussing with my roommate Junson, we made the decision to shift from Pushkin to Yugo Zapadnaya as the hostel in Yugo was nearer to the university and the room conditions were also better. However, the other three of my housemates decided to stay back in the Pushkin hostel and we respected their decision. So, we found ourselves three new housemates. They were Jia Hao, Bengque and Dave. We wrote down our names on the list and we left the office.

Instead of going back to our hostel in Pushkin, we followed Catherine to Yugo Zapadnaya by bus to take a little ‘preview’ of our new hostel. Having arrived in Yugo Zapadnaya, we ate at Mcdonalds and we met a few more seniors from the Yugo hostel. They were really friendly and we started chatting. After having a satisfying dinner, the seniors brought us to the hostel.

The hostel wasn’t too far away from the metro station and the bus stop. Plus, there were market, grocery shops, restaurants and medium-sized shopping malls nearby, so it was more convenient for us if we wanted to buy food, clothes or some daily necessities. The environment surrounding the Yugo hostel was apparently much better compared to that of the Pushkin hostel. I was so thrilled for what I have seen here. Convenience for travelling and also shopping! At last, I have made the RIGHT decision!

We went back to Pushkin after that and we waited for another 4 to 5 days until we shifted to the Yugo hostel. J

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