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[arian-archer.livejournal.com]

I studied Russian for about 5 and a half years in high school and the university I'm going to doesn't offer any courses on the Russian language at all. It's been 2 and a half years since I graduated and I'm desperately looking for some way to get the language back in my life. I work at summer camp where most of the kitchen staff comes from Russia or formerly Russian speaking countries so I talk with them during the summer. But I woke up this morning after trying to explain to my boyfriend what cases were on the phone and realized I had completely forgotten instrumental case... which is remarkable because that was my favorite one (because I always knew when to use it). Anyways does anyone have recommendations for getting the Russian language back into my life because I really miss it.

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[viata.livejournal.com]

The best way is to go to Russia. The easiest one is to find a Russian speaking pen-friend. Reading is not bad, as well as sattelite TV. If you can combine it all.. ;>>

[arian-archer.livejournal.com]

Someday I'm hoping to get to Russia, but right now money is definitely an issue. We used to have an exchange program in our high school, but when the teacher that ran it for 15 years or so retired the program fell into disrepair and I never got to go. The teacher to followed tried to set up a more tourist oriented trip my senior year, but that fell through when she decided to leave halfway through the school year to teach at Cornell... So I can't say I haven't tried.

[viata.livejournal.com]

You know, Russians say: Кто хочет - ищет возможность. Кто не хочет - ищет причину (a reason why it's impossible) ;>>
Anyway, you have time still.
And the idea of a Russian JL friend seems to make sense. You'll get a bounch of new colloquial words for sure>>

[tuda-i-obratno.livejournal.com]

I could be your pen-friend! I am 32 years old woman, living in Canada, native Russian. :-) I am studing English, so I hope we can help each other.

[sheri-brendi.livejournal.com]

Для начала можно писать посты по-русски.)
И завести парочку русских ЖЖ-френдов))

[oryx_and_crake]

(sorry, there was an error in my previous comment) I would like to remind that the working language of this community is English. On the other hand, there is practicerussian community where you can post in Russian and people are welcome to comment and correct you in any language they like.

[pero-arhangela.livejournal.com]

The easiest way is to find Russian-speaking friends, for example here in LiveJournal. You can read any LJ in Russian.

There are a lot of Russian-speaking people now in America. Try to find those, who live in your neighbourhood :). I guess, it's easy.

[arian-archer.livejournal.com]

Very true. I do need to get more Russian speaking friends I suppose.

[maksa.livejournal.com]

I can offer to talk sometimes on Skype or Google Talk.

[arian-archer.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I use neither and though it would be easy enough for me to get one or the other, typing in Russian isn't so easy on the standard English keyboard layout... I need an easier way than pictoral reference to type in Russian...

[maksa.livejournal.com]

These two are voice communicators... so I meant not typing, but a conversation.

[arian-archer.livejournal.com]

Well that would make good sense. I'll have to see if I can dig up a microphone then.

[macros-a.livejournal.com]

If you don't have russian keyboard layout you can easily make some russian word stickers (for example from colored scotch tape) and put them into your keyboard.
I can send you photo of russian layout for this.

И ты в самом деле должен стараться писать по русски (and you really have to try write on russian)

[macros-a.livejournal.com]

sorry, not "word stickets", of course i meant "letters"

[arian-archer.livejournal.com]

True.... I had been looking for some kind of solution like that. I guess the simple solutions just don't like me.

[kara-karina.livejournal.com]

try russian movies and russian internet radio too, it will help too;)

[arian-archer.livejournal.com]

Oh definitely. I had a whole bunch of Russian music at one time, I'll have to dig that up again.