Nelson Fabian Valero Toro

Street abc#123
Bogotá, Colombia
14 de junio 2008

Family ​ Solovióv
Street ​Ё ёЁ ё
Moscú, Russia

Esteviov Dear family, I wanted to thank you for the kindness and the stay that you
gave me last winter and thanks to that I knew many of their customs and traditions,

for example, that Russians smile only when they see or greet a known person, or are
flirting, or really enjoy something or are very happy. since the Russians do not smile
for the courtesy or the unknown people, and it is not necessary to take it badly, it
does not mean that they are angry, it is simply the social custom.

Another thing that I found curious was that when you give flowers in Russia, it is
always done in an odd number: 5, 7, 9, etc. since even numbers are used only at
funerals or for the dead.

and how to forget the holidays, as well as the most important festivities in Russia,
such as the New Year's party that is celebrated on January 1, and other important
festivities are on March 8, where women's day is celebrated on the 1st of May the
day of spring, another day that they celebrate that I found interesting is that they
celebrate the day of victory of the second world race on May 9.

The culture in Russa is very clean and tidy because most of the time they are in the
winter season, a lot of mud and dirt accumulates in the shoes then what is done in a
house or apartment in Russia, people take off their shoes and put slippers (slippers)
to be at home. . If you do not want to use the house slippers, take a couple of them.

and with this I say goodbye, thanking you for all you have given me in this time I had
with you, I hope you see them again very soon