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Today I drove my car to the village where I could catch the bus to Exeter.  In Britain retired people can travel free on the buses!! In Exeter I had a small meal for lunch.  I looked around a few shops but resisted buying anything because now I am on a mission to save enough money to go to Russia next year.  It’s amazing what you can do without when you have a special purpose.  The whole purpose of my journey was to meet members of the Exeter/Yaroslavl Twinning Association.  They were to meet in the museum.  I am one of those people who cannot bear to be late for anything, so I got there very early and browsed through the museum’s exhibits. I arrived at the museum cafe designated as the meeting place about ten minutes early and kept prowling through until at last I saw some ladies putting two tables together and I guessed they must be members and so I approached them and yes they were members of the Association.  Eventually there were about six or seven of us.  One lady was fluent in Russian and she spoke to me in Russian to see how much I understood.  I was delighted by that and was amazed to know that she knew my village some twenty miles away. The next meeting I intend to go to is a Russian conversation afternoon. I am thrilled with all we discussed and the possibilities of improving my Russian. It has been an exciting day and now I need to chill out and calm down ready for a good night’s sleep.

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