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

Так мы его вроде как уже знаем. )

Знаем-знаем

Который женат на Солнечном Зайчике?

Ребята, учитесь, пожалуйста, читать внимательнее. Похоже, что вы не только по-английски, но и по-русски читать не умеете! Даже Ваня, как тебе, Ваня, не стыдно!

Мой муж пишет "хочу представить моего знакомого", он только представил Майкла по-русски, чтобы вы поняли, что он не совсем "c улицы", а свой человек.

Майкл совсем пока не говорит по-русски и просит ответить ему тех, кто говорит по-английски. А о чем он просит, пусть прочтут те, кто читает по-английски

Да, Вет, мне стыдно - не сразу въехал в текст.

He can come to us onto the akathist or partake in the piligrim trip to Godenovo.

Может вы ему поможете на форуме зарегистрироваться и мы уж с ним тут по-английски наобщаемся?

Ваня, перечитай еще раз, пожалуйста, ВЕСЬ первый пост этой темы. Майкл уже зарегистрировался - мы ему помогли - под именем M-Bell. И он действительно ждет, когда же вы с ним в этой теме начнете общаться по-английски.

Ok. Very nice to see him on the forum

We are so glad to see you on our forum! Welcom

Have you any brothers or sisters?(sorry, I have a very bad english...)

Yes, I have an older sister (29) and brother (27). Both of them are married and have children. My sister's husband is being ordained a priest next week.



Please tell me about the trip to Godenovo. When do you leave and when do you return to Moscow?

The trip will be within one day - 3d Oct.
We'll go at 7.30 am and shall go back at 09.00 pm to Moscow by bus. In the trip we are going to visit Godenovo and Pereslavl' (cities in the north-east of Moscow region) with their monasteries, relics and seesightings. The price is 800 rub.

I've translated with http://www.translate.ru/Default.aspx/Site

I open a new season of our pilgrimage.


For a long time wished to bring you in GODENOVO and to other relics of Pereslavl-ZALESSKOGO. to a trip you will get acquainted with the ancient Russian city of Pereslavl-Zalesskim and its relics: the Goritsky monastery, Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy church (1152) and temples XV-XVIII centuries Visit a museum «Botik Peter 1», on lake Pleshcheevom where in 1692 young Peter 1 has constructed and has floated "an amusing" flotilla.

We go for 1 day. The program such:


7.30 Departure from Moscow by the bus. The travelling information on a route.
10.00-arrival in Godenovo. Life-giving Krest Gospoden XV century. A liturgy.


12.00-Antushkovo. A place of the phenomenon of Kresta Gospodnja in 1423 the Monastery of the Phenomenon of the Cross of Gospodnja.


13.00-moving to Pereslavl-Zalessky. The most ancient monastery of Russia - the Nikitsky man's monastery — the beginning 11 century of Power and вериги прп. Nikitas Stolpnika. A wonder-working source. A font. Mountain Aleksandrova. Lake Pleshcheevo.

15.00-acquaintance to a city based by Jury Dolgorukim on coast Pleshcheeva of lake in 1152 the Central square of a city. Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy church (1152) Temples XV-XVIII centuries

Nikolsky's 16.00-visiting, to the Trinity-danilova, Goritsky and Feodorovsky monasteries.


18.30-departure to Moscow.

21.00-arrival in Moscow.



Cost of the program 850 rbl.


Into cost enters:

Transport service,

The travelling information,

Excursion service.


The request to register by phone 89261792068 (Olga)

It will be possible to hand over money on September, 17th and 22 in the centre of a hall of m. of Square of Revolution in 19.30-20.00.
And also till September, 23rd during any other convenient time around m. May Day, Shchelkovo (agree by phone).

How many children they have got?



Congratulations! is very cool:) where he studied for the priesthood? He was a deacon?

Thank you. He studied in Greece at the University of Thessaloniki and also at the ROCOR seminary in Jordanville, New York. Yes, he served for a year as a deacon in our parish.

On the 20th Sep there will be the appointment Newyear in YoungRussia, the beginning at 1 pm

Michael, have you ever been in Moscow before?

Why are you going visit Russia?

How long do you plane stay in Moscow?

What is yours plans in Moscow?

What would you want to see and whom would you want to meet?

Hello Michael! Were your parents or grandparents born in Russia?

Ребят, только без обид! Вы сделали столько грамматических ошибок в одном предложении, что ваш западный друг вряд ли поймет...
Спаси Господи!

It's no problem

Let's learn English and improve our grammar and correct mistakes.
I hope Michael will help us.


I think it's better to say:
"Have you any parents or grandparents who were born in Russia?"

Please correct me if I a mistaken.

ох уж мой английский!!! надо усерднее заниматься
спасибо за исправление! надеюсь теперь он поймет))

No, not at all. It was easy to understand and I'm happy that people are willing to write to me in English.

No, I haven't been to Russia before. My father and my older brother have been to Russia, but I haven't. I will be in Moscow from September 23 to Decenber 18 and then I plan to return again in late January until the end of April. My plan is to study Russian and to meet Orthodox young people and to visit Orthodox holy places and places of historical and cultural interest.

No, we are not Russian. My father's family originally came from Scotland and then my great-great grandfather married a Cherokee Indian and they lived in Indian Territory in Oklahoma. My mother's family is mostly of Irish descent.

My brother and sister were born in Scotland, while my father was at university there and later was a minister in the Church of Scotland before he converted to Orthodoxy and then was ordained a priest. I was born in California and was baptized Orthodox.

Hello Michael! My name's Alex, I'm very glad to see you here.

What are you? What is your occupation?

I just completed American High School (grade 12) and am taking a year off before beginning university.

Hi, Michael,

On today you can come to our appointment - the akathist in the church in the opposite of the monastery. The beginning at 7 pm.

Hello Iban. I do not arrive in Moscow until September 23.

Hello, Michael!
It's nice to greet you here and it's wonderful that we're becoming more and more international: we know more and more Orthodox people (Americans and British) who want to visit Russia and comunicate with Orthodox youth here.
I have a question to you: I wonder what image you have about our country before you visit it. What is the image of Russia in general in America?

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.

Thank you, Michael, I see. Of course it´s difficult to say for all Americans.
And what about Orthodox literature in America - do you have oppurtunity to read, for ex, the heritage of St Fathers of Russian, Greek and other origin. Are they translated into English?
It's ineresting to know whether it is as easy to get various kinds of religeous literature in America? And how varios is it?

Correctly, it would be iOne

Hello Michael! My name is Alexandra. I`d like to know how did it happen you were baptised as orthodox christian? Is it hard to be an orthodox in America? As I know normally americans are not of the big opinion about russian people and all the things connected with us

Ну вот Майкл и уезжает... Очень жаль, что никто не захотел откликнуться и (кроме праздных вопросов) помочь человеку познакомиться с Москвой и русским Православием и православными...

Эх, где же русское гостеприимство? Очень хочется надеяться, что это только из-за незнания языка.

Почему не смог, я же предлагал свою помощь, и ждал звонка.

Ну не знаю, видимо, он такой человек немного застенчивый, что ждал инициативы с вашей стороны.

Ну, да ладно).
Передавай привет! Бог даст, може в следующий раз встретимся!

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