what's the russian word for "fog"?

it's the weekend again. i've been preparing for a trip back to the states so work has been consuming most of my time. the good news is i've been able to cross off a lot of things that have been on my to do list at work since i first arrived. the bad news is that doesn't leave much time for socializing.

the winter weather is finally on its way out, but april is a strange mix of fog and wind. for the past week there's a solid fog over the city with temps that can vary between spring like to "where's my winter coat?". but most days the fog burns off around noon and the sun comes out again. i'm hearing from friends that summer doesn't really put in an appearance until june.

my russian is coming along. some of my friends, both russian and american, have given me words of encouragement for the strides i seem to be making in the short time (5 months) that i've been hear. sometimes its strange to think i may be able to talk to friends in their native language by the time i leave. when i worked in dc, i knew coworkers that were learning english. i remember feeling it must be difficult to live in another country and not knowing the language. how ironic it is for me to be standing in a check out line in russia and being confused by the choice of which size plastic bag i want. i always think back to some of the people that stood in line before me back in dc. they must have went through the same puzzlement i'm occassionally experiencing now. maybe its karma, but i never got upset by them back then. i knew it was a city with a diverse range of inhabitants. i think i was a little curious more than anything else about what made them left or what why they wanted to come to the states. now as i stand in line to buy молоко, сыр, сарделка, хлеб, или овощиб, i know how one person can end up being the in this situation.

туман = russian word for "fog"