Nice to meet you Опции

[M-Bell]

Дорогие друзья, позвольте представить вам моего знакомого православного американца. Он скоро приедет в Москву на некоторое время и очень хотел бы общаться с православной молодёжью, но пока не знает русского языка. Поэтому он будет писать на английском. В общем, прошу любить и жаловать.
Александр Брукс (norespite)

I'm looking forward to meeting Orthodox youth in Moscow. I hope some of you speak English because it will take me awhile to learn Russian. I am 19 years old. I like singing in choirs, especially Orthodox music and classical music. I hope perhaps I will be able to join a choir in Moscow. I will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday, September 23 and will be staying in a dormitory at the Moscow State University.

Please write to me directly to my email, since that will be easier for me: michaelbell1008@hotmail.com

See you soon.

Michael

[M-Bell]

Hello Elena, I am also glad that we are able to communicate before I have arrived

The image I have of Russia isnt very detailed since I have only seen photos of some of the famous places, but I know Russia is a very very large country and its culture is very different from other cultures that I have experienced in my travels. Also Russia has a very rich heritage and many holy places which I am looking forward to seeing. I mainly see Russia as a completely new experience, I expect it to be very different from other countries and places that I have been to, which makes it exciting for me.

As for the image of Russia in general to most Americans, that is a very difficult question. Unfortunately most Americans are ignorant about Russia, of course the Orthodox Americans know more, but obviously there is no way to generalize an answer for all Americans.