November 1st 2023

12 p.m. - Hostel

• Andrei (young) smiles. He is ok and tells me he got back with his girlfriend (one of the administrators).
• Andrei (old) yells at the woman from the room next door because they put music on their phone at 8.30 a.m. Rooms are separated by palisades, not really soundproof walls.
• I answer messages, read mails, and news.

2.21 p.m. - Library on Lenin Street

• I receive a voice message from Olga (French teacher). She invites me to talk during some french courses in the university.
• Tomorrow, she will arrange an appointment with the person that had the idea of building the cable car (But I think I misunderstood something).
• I prepare some questions.
• I send messages here and there.

5.15 p.m. - Library meeting room

• There is a presentation going on. I see some men in the same blue costume. And I hear girls screaming sometimes (celebrating screams). I think some medals or trophies are distributed. I do not know what this is all about.
• Planning my way back to Paris.

8.30 p.m. - Maxi Pizza place

• We are drinking tea and eating a pizza. I'm with Снежа and Гена. They are the founders of На Месте. It's the exhibition space I was in for Halloween. She doesn't speak english. Sometimes I ask questions, so Гена and I stop monopolising the speech. A movie is screened behind me. She looks at it while listening to our conversation like you would listen a podcast in the background of your primary activity. Гена is orthodox. They ask how I arrived in this expo. Olga> Артюм> Mad Tea Party Cinema club> Anastasia> На Месте. He never had a full conversation with a black buy, as he tells me. His uncle has money, but they are not going along well. The girl, Снежа, has a cross around her neck. Снежа, has a cross around her neck.
• They did a workshop once. It had a lot of success. They have a private joke about the fact that "they should be doing workshops".
• "Acting like a bull": There is a russian expression for this. "Бычить"
• Girl talk :"Сарафанное радио". It's also a way to fin new artist to expose.
• Гена works a lot. He realises he might need some time for himself.

10.32 p.m. - Hostel

• Andreï (old) is smiling, happy vibe, calls me "brother" and offers chocolate. It's nice, but suspect at the same time.
• He is obviously drunk.