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I've Just Started learning Russian.

Recently I've been reading about Catharine the Great and then Peter the Great. Now I have a fascination for all things Russian. There have been some good programmes on the television about the subject and I have enjoyed them immensely.  So then I thought, "Why not learn Russian?" I have always loved learning languages but until now had been put off by the very different alphabet.  However in the last couple of years I have dabbled in New Testament Greek and having coped with that alphabet I no longer felt daunted.  I am using the Byki Express system which is free and I am learning to recognise Russian words and speak them and even write the words.  I have so far not seen any explanation of the sounds of the alphabet but nevertheless I am beginning to pick them out. Before this I was wasting so much time playing Spider Solataire; now I am putting that time to better use.

   And by the way, I had some good news today.  I went to the hospital because my blood pressure has been very variable and my doctor was concerned about it.  I was given a clean bill of health. However I am going to eat sensibly and get plenty of exercise. God is good.

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