So, for the first time ever, I headed to the American consulate here in Saint-Petersburg in order to send in my ballot. It's not a surprise for who I voted. The people who know me know I'm a devout Libertarian, so if they were on the ballot, I voted for them to help them out. If there wasn't any libertarian running, I voted for the person I liked. If I didn't like any of the candidates, I wrote in my Politics professor back at Juniata, Emil Nagengast.
So, after arriving, and approaching the entrance, two Russian guards stopped me, and asked me what it was that I needed. I told them that I needed to go in to get help with some documents. They asked if I had an appointment, and of course, I said no. Can you believe that the American Consulate has the gall to only have walk ins twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2 to 4 pm? I have class at that time! Why do they want me to pay for 2 envelopes and stamps at the Russian post office, when I can do it for free at the consulate?! If anything, they should have at least made sending ballots in an exception.
So, after that major disappointment, I went to the Russian Museum after weeks of saying I would and procrastinating on it. So, since I'd rather not get into the thick of it all, I took a few pictures of what I liked. I'm not a huge fan of art, so I just focused more on the religious and historical pieces. I may have missed out on all the famous works of art, but I did see them all. Luckily, all the pieces advance through time, so they don't skip around. Also, modern art? How can I like such a simple design? I know it's supposed to be a critique on what people objectify as beauty, but sometimes, come on....
Well, This was a shorter day, since I didn't have much to talk or even rant about. I'm going on a walking your for my Saint Petersburg Literature class to see Dostoevsky's Saint-Petersburg, and go to some of the locations mentioned in his novels.
I'm still mad at the American Embassy. Like, voting is the one thing I need that isn't an emergency, and is my right as a US and it wouldn't even take 10 minutes to do, but no, I need an appointment or to skip class to be able to go. I swear, if I get into a position to do that, I'd make it an exception to let citizens go in and send in their ballots.
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