By The Numbers... (June Edition)

Because next month holds many new changes in our lives and because we are looking forward to those changes, this past month has felt rather monotonous.  School is out, but Kellye and I continue to study language.  We have said goodbye to friends as they have left the field, some for good and others for just awhile.  And, we have suffered through Moscow's little annoyances like our dryer breaking after having it for just a week.  So, as I took time this week to get excited about the week ahead (there is some fun stuff coming and I will tell you all about that next week), I also decided to take a look backwards and let the numbers do the talking.  So, here is the June 08 edition of "By the Numbers."

265 - The number of days we have lived in Moscow.

492- The number of classroom hours we have studied Russian.

328- The approximate number of hours spent doing Russian homework.

820- The approximate number of total hours spent studying the Russian Language.

23.54- That is how many Russian Rubles we get for every American dollar.

232- The cost (in Rubles) for a kilogram of cheese.

424- The cost (in Rubles) for 24 half-liter bottles of Coca-Cola.

1,997- The monthly cost (in American Dollars) for the rent of our 2-bedroom apartment.

3 to 7- The number of miles we walk each day.

1- The distance, in miles, to the nearest Metro (subway) station.

25- The number of Russian students "enrolled" in our weekly English Club.

2- The number of students we started with on the first week of our English Club.

9- The average number of Russian students who now attend each week. 

90- The number of blog posts I have written.

3,740- The approximate number of visits to this blog since October 2007.

40- The approximate number of countries represented by the people who read this blog.

14- The average number of visits to this site each day.

So, whether you are one of the 14 people who check this site every day, or just one of the people in one of the 40 countries around the globe who are interested in what and how we are doing in Moscow...THANK YOU!!!  Thank you for reading.  Thank you for caring.  Thank you for praying.  We could hardly do more than get out of bed without your prayers and support.

Next week... "Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!!"