If I'm to use Dunyasha, it's only fair you use Seryozha, if you like. And no, I'm afraid nothing remarkable in either dullness or insanity. I'm continuing to read eye-numbing amounts of legal briefs, but they're beginning to let us start to select specialties. I'm leaning toward international law; speaking Russian will be boon, and I know a little French. And the way Americans talk, you'd think England was the other side of the world, so me having been 'schooled' there is also an advantage
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How strange it is to read your mother's writing; I don't know Mrs. Hussey very well, but it's still quite notably different! And her descriptions of my father at school are fascinating - I wonder how different he was from mine? It's a good book, I can see why it's popular.
Also, you shouldn't worry too much about having to catch up; my parents shielded me as well, and I was much older than you when the war was going on (strange as it is to think of). It's only been over about four years, so the history is still being written. As I suppose it always is.
I watched Murder on the Orient Express, though I had to resort to asking for help to figure out the DVD player. I'd not really watched many movies before, just television. It's nice not to have commercials - the advertisements between the bits of the show.
Did you like the film? I love Poirot - there are television-films about him as well, but I haven't seen those yet. I've always loved theatre, but these films and things are another thing entirely and I'm so glad you told me to start investigating them. I'm sure it's not all as good, but I can view it with a rose-tint for a while yet! It's still such a novelty to me. If you see anything good, tell me?
I have thought about what books I'd like to recommend to you, as well. I'm not sure if you'd like Georgette Heyer, usually, because she's a romance writer and I know how boys are about those, but An Infamous Army isn't just a historical romance. It's set during the Battle of Waterloo - Napoleon, you know - and it brings out something very vivid and real and human to this period of muggle history. (And you know, we were affected by those wars, too.)
I'm a bit curious about what Mrs Hussey must be like, but I don't know that I'd really want to know.
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If I'm to use Dunyasha, it's only fair you use Seryozha, if you like. And no, I'm afraid nothing remarkable in either dullness or insanity. I'm continuing to read eye-numbing amounts of legal briefs, but they're beginning to let us start to select specialties. I'm leaning toward international law; speaking Russian will be boon, and I know a little French. And the way Americans talk, you'd think England was the other side of the world, so me having been 'schooled' there is also an advantage ( ... )
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How strange it is to read your mother's writing; I don't know Mrs. Hussey very well, but it's still quite notably different! And her descriptions of my father at school are fascinating - I wonder how different he was from mine? It's a good book, I can see why it's popular.
Also, you shouldn't worry too much about having to catch up; my parents shielded me as well, and I was much older than you when the war was going on (strange as it is to think of). It's only been over about four years, so the history is still being written. As I suppose it always is.
I watched Murder on the Orient Express, though I had to resort to asking for help to figure out the DVD player. I'd not really watched many movies before, just television. It's nice not to have commercials - the advertisements between the bits of the show.
I hope your vacation is treating you well.
Your friend,
Seryozha
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Dear Seryozha,
Did you like the film? I love Poirot - there are television-films about him as well, but I haven't seen those yet. I've always loved theatre, but these films and things are another thing entirely and I'm so glad you told me to start investigating them. I'm sure it's not all as good, but I can view it with a rose-tint for a while yet! It's still such a novelty to me. If you see anything good, tell me?
I have thought about what books I'd like to recommend to you, as well. I'm not sure if you'd like Georgette Heyer, usually, because she's a romance writer and I know how boys are about those, but An Infamous Army isn't just a historical romance. It's set during the Battle of Waterloo - Napoleon, you know - and it brings out something very vivid and real and human to this period of muggle history. (And you know, we were affected by those wars, too.)
I'm a bit curious about what Mrs Hussey must be like, but I don't know that I'd really want to know.
Your friend,
Dunyasha
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