T minus 4 before the big leap to the East !
September 2nd 2019 , mark that day, dear Reader, as the day our Siberian adventures start! After two years of rather calm routine in our European bubble, we are now embarking for Novokutznesk, a "small" town in Siberia, where we will work for a year as guest teachers at International House Continental (1) . 3h20 flight from Stuttgart to Moscow + 3h45 transit time in Moscow + 4h25 flight to Novokuznesk = Добро пожаловать в Сибирь ( welcome to Siberia ) What we know so far Novokuznetsk is home to about 539 616 (2) souls. Now, let's take a minute to consider a very worr--- hmm interesting fact. According to the very trustworthy source of wikipedia, this number has been steadily decreasing for the past 30 years. In 1989 Novokuznetsk's population amounted to 599 947. One can only wonder what drove the poor fools away ? Is it the cold harsh winter? The hungry wolfs and bears driven by the destruction of there natural habitat (deforestation for timber