The most important thing we’ve learned in Russian is…

how to look like we’re interested and understand what’s being said. Emphasis on look.

Here we are at the Russian Christmas party (Yolka). Don’t we look like we’re really into what’s being said? Since I understood less than 2% of what was actually said during the hour of the party, I know that I probably had no idea what was happening at the moment this photo was taken. We’ve honed our skills well.