56°50′ North 53°11′ East
What terms were you on with geography at school? No, I don’t expect you to reach for you handy globe to locate the place. So, unless you find other means to track my whereabouts down, let me keep it secret until my next posting. Am I being childish? Maybe… But I am doing all right, given that I was only born a couple of days ago! On January 29th, to be precise. The BBC Learning English team must feel very confident if they put so much trust in a two-day-old girl. Okkkay. Let’s face it. I am (two days and) 25 years old, in fact.
I got this nice bouquet of roses for my birthday and I would like to share it with you all. Thank you for choosing me to be February’s blogger (even though it is the shortest month). Cheers!!!
I must also welcome Trudy, the English language teacher. I have a feeling that I have got something in common with her. Can’t say what, as I am not sure yet. Maybe it is a shared love of double-barrelled surnames? With your help, Trudy, and my determination this blog will become for me another step towards sounding more natural while writing in and speaking English. And it will be GREAT fun too! :)
Where I live can make you feel both claustrophobic and agoraphobic. This is to give you an idea of what stays behind the coordinates in the blog’s title. In the meantime, I haven’t even told you my name. My name is Anastasia. It's me.
How d’you do? And how d’you do? And how d’you do again? I am pleased to meet you. What percentage do you think the BBC Learning English audience makes up of the 6 billion people inhabiting this planet? Whatever the answer, the chances of me meeting all people in the world in my lifetime have increased significantly.
Apart from being the shortest, the month of February is also a very romantic month. Remember St.Valentine, the patron saint of lovers? He doesn’t like dirty dishes so remember to do the washing-up before you go to bed on the 13th of February. AND (very important) this year those who were born on February 29th will be able to finally catch up on all the missed birthdays!
I am afraid my introductory posting is grinding to a dead halt. But I will talk to you again very soon.
It is the beginning of the weekend, don’t miss it!
With best wishes,
Anastasia
Comments
Anastasia, I just had to reply to your entry. Why you may ask. Well for several reason; firstly you introduction was very lovely (excuse a girly language) and your birthday 29 of January is the same as my daughter’s. She was born 27 years ago in London. Talking about girly, I actually at times think that being girly amongst females is OK. Talk to you more next week, my weekend is going to be a busy one and I am trying to keep away from Internet. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Zdravstvuite Anastasia from Russia! Nice to meet you! Welcome to our community. Many happy returns! What a nice bouquet of red roses! I am looking forward to reading from you, your stories and your news. Good luck!
Hi Anastasia! nice to meet you toward the bbc learning English. Happy birthday! Mine was yersterday. I started to visit this site last month and hope improve my English. I guess you have many interesting things to tell us about your city, your contry (you are from Russia, aren't you?). have a nice week end. Ibrahima
Greetings Anastasia, It is nice to meet you. I can tell that you are going to bring a little brightness to February on this website. I look forward to hearing your tales and thoughts over the weeks ahead!
Hi Anastasia!!! Nice to meet you!. Welcome I'm a reader of this site (I discovered it three weeks ago) I hope you tell us many things about you and your country (is Russia). See you soon! Mercè
Welcome Anastasia. I've already seen some of your comments here. I'm anxious to know more about your lifestyle there. The teacher Trudi has just given us a hint. Your country's name begins with letter 'R'? Good luck with the blog. See you soon.
Hi Anastasia!!! Welcome to the blog! Hmm... your name is familiar to me. I´ve seen some of your interesting comments on previews blogs. Well, I´m looking forward to hearing from you soon :-). Best wishes, Ana Paula.
It's fantastic, but how can I interact with other people.I'm a simple man and please up todate me,thanks,enea
Hi Anastasia , Welcome to the BBC BLOG cub , it 's going to a global coumunitty . Happy Birthday to you . I hopt to have a nice febuery with your Blogs and entries . i think you are noughty girl , are n't you . Like Anita , i think you are from Russia , I wanted to know it via Net , but i wasn't patient as usual . i 'm waiting for up comming days . kisses and bye
Hi, Anastasia! I'm not strong in geography, but viewing the comments I've known that you're from Russia, so as I'm. Happy B-day. I hope you've enjoyed that day. I started to visit this site a month ago. I haven't made any friends yet. I like to read and speak English, I've even had been to England once in far 1996. Hope to hear many interesting stories of yours through the long february nights. Bye-bye.
Hi Anastasia! we welcome you as a new blogger for this month. I hope we would get something interesting to read about you and your country. But im unable able to figure out your location. Anyways happy birthday wish you all the luck. Takecare and bye
Hi, Anastasia¡ The roses are very nice. I look forward to hearing your nationality. I can't guess your country. our English is good enough to write in this blog, mine needs to be improved. Anyway, I'm sure I am going to enjoy myself reading your blogs. Bye
Hi Anastasia, I summited a comment on this entry on last Saturday, but it has not shown uptill now(evaperation). I would like to welcome you as a blogger warmly, Izhevsk looks pretty as I surfed google earth(56°50′ North 53°11′ East), wikipedia and Izhevsk official website. Hopefull, this comment can survive on this website. see you, james
Hi Anastasai, Perferct CV.
Hi Anastasia, I personally like your way of revealing your hometown by coordinates, for me, it can easily find out by google earth. ANd now I know, the application of google earth is not popularly used by people as my imagination, many readers can not find your hometown by the means of coordinates. Therefore, although your trying was good, unfortunately, it didn't come out a good consequence as I thought. And I still want to say to you, you did a nice try. see you, James
Hello Anatasia! Congrats for being on the BBC students blogs & happy birth day. Hope you would provide us wiht some useful information here. What's the meaning of your name by the way, it looks quite strange to me. You look great in the photo. Anyway nice to meet you & wish you all the best for your blogs. Niaz Ali
Hi, You have written great. I've read your blog twice because its difficult to understand in the first time and just thinking that its also not your first language but you can manage it well. Your vocabulary is also good. The pictures are also nice tell me are you living on the country side ? Bye for now
Hi Anastasia, Taking into account your name and what you have said about the relation with Trudi’s surname (I imagine the termination “ova”); knowing that Brussels is at 50N4E you must be somewhere northerner and easterner. Somewhere in Russia. I take the opportunity to wish you (I do not know if I can wish retroactively) better I should say : to hope you have had a very nice birthday !! Looking forward to reading your future blogs. Antonio
Hi, Anastasia. nice to meet you I think... you are from Russia.Your post is very mystery ,therefore I interest me very much.Happy Birthday and good luck
Dear Anastasia, Many many happy returns of day! You are warmly welcome to this blog as a student blogger. The bouquet of flower is very attractive and your photograph too. I am looking forward to hearing from you about your culture, traditional things.
Hello Anastasia, This is my very first entry as a blogger as i have been visiting and learning language from this site for three months. First of all BE LATED HAPPY BIRTH DAY to you. Looking forword to reading your light and free writings soon. It's really nice sharing views with an easy going blogger, means who just writes quite freely. This is the first impression that i got all of sudden after going through your post. Ii's lovely piece of writing. Good luck
Hello Anastasia and welcome as a new blogger for the month of February. You are so pretty! Naheed
Hi Anastasia, happy birth day. In my country your name is writing as Anastacia and Febreuary is a month of party, the carnival a big party. Good luck.
Hi, Nice to "talk" with you. You live near the river Kama?
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