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This weekend I turned 21 years old. Last year at a party on the occasion
of my birthday, all my friends knew that I had applied for a trip to the USA
and everyone wished me success. By blowing out the candles, I decided to
celebrate America's next birthday, and so it happened.
I was surprised at how many people kept asking me am I excited about my
birthday. 21 does not mean anything in Russia. We become adults at 18 so the
only opportunity you may get from your 21 is the ability to be elected into one
of the chambers of the Russian parliament. Here, I felt myself a kid again for
several months and that was cute.
It was the longest birthday because people started congratulating me at
2 pm on November 9th, the time of my home town in South Ural. So I may say I
did not have a birthday, I had birth weekend.
This is so cool Anna! I tend to forget that most countries outside of the US don't have a really significant meaning for their 21st birthday. I'm glad you got to experience the excitement behind an American 21st, especially for the whole weekend!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you got to experience your 21st here in America. 21st birthday celebrations can get pretty wild here but still fun. It's cool you kind of celebrated your 21st twice. (18 in Russia and 21 here.) I'm happy you had a good time and got a lot of birthday messages.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! That is awesome that you celebrated your birthday in the United States as you wished!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of you turning 21 was celebrating your birthday late at night while you were sleeping. I swear it took me some time to realize that the birthday girl is sleeping while I am on the couch sitting next to a sleeping Tuomas while Teegs was teaching Joran and Floor how to do the Scottish dance. I also loved playing in the playground.
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