Inside the Corner Store

At least one magazine (small grocery store) is in each neighborhood, and there are often more. This magazine is about 200 yards from my house, and is pretty popular because of its variety of products and reasonable prices. Most of the food is on shelves or in glass cases behind the counter, which allows customers to move through the store without breaking anything.

Everyone who works here knows me by sight as "the American agronome" now, since I stop about once a week to buy a pop or ice cream. I talk with the cashier using some newly learned Russian words if they're not busy, and am very happy that I can now ask in Russian for what I want!