What a country!

So this "free" WiFi seems to simply reset itself after the limit runs out. What a country!

I wanted to say a bit more about how this "midnight sun" Белые ночи White Nights business affects me. Without a doubt, the most intriguing effect is that I dream more often, and perhaps more...interestingly. For example, yesterday morning I had a dream that was a desert saga something similar to Lawrence of Arabia, obviously inspired by Birthright, though with a fleeting suggestion of Totoro (となりのトトロ) mixed in, as well as strong hints of a Russian film I saw several months ago called White Sun of the Desert. Also, we had been studying imperative verbs in class (не забудьте!). I remember the final scene well:

With our journey completed, I turned toward the windy dune at our guide, throwing aside the cloth from my face. Astride her camel, she wore her redefined name with assured confidence and a healthy bit of daring. She was beautiful, but it was an almost philosophically intangible beauty in a moment of wonder that can be experienced only once. She would only ever be her own, but I was glad to have worked with her.
"Remember the desert!" she yelled over the gathering storm, "Don't ever forget what happened here! Don't you ever forget!"
We turned, the storm intensified, and she faded away.

Yeah. It was something like that.