The MILLION RUBLES Experience In RUSSIAN Dachas.

Among the many things I loved about Russia is the Dacha Life.

What does a Dacha looks like? I got you.

A Dacha is a Russian cottage house also used as a second home. The Dachas are usually located out of the city center.

Being a second home people usually go to their Dachas on Friday evening after getting off work and then leave their Datchas on Sunday or earlier if you wish so.

In the Dacha they grow organic food.

So beside the Dachas are usually beautiful gardens of endless home grown food especially vegetables and fruits.

On my time in the Dacha I ate almost all kind of berries I know and vegetables, had a classic BBQ and of course homemade Vodka…

A Dacha may also include a Banya which is a Russian type of sauna or steam bath. And you can have your Banya time.

There’s a Russian saying that says, “The Banya is like a second mother.”

What I discovered is that a Dacha is a place of warmth, a place you go to for relief, running away from all the depression, stress and anxiety you endured throughout the week in the city.

The Dacha is like a therapist but even better. It gives you peace of mind, best organic food, a chance to recharge yourself and a quality family time.

With Dachas you don’t even need a vacation because the Dachas themselves are a perfect getaway. So I’d say the Dachas truly help in making life better and improving quality of lives.

The lesson is not that we should all get our own Dachas, but the lesson is we can make our lives better.

The experience you get in Russian Dachas is priceless or maybe worth MILLIONS of RUBLES.

Photographs Courtesy of Luna Voltaire, Alda Jani and Kevin Mpapasingo.

This article is published in the Critical Kitchen 2018 Book by Tanzania Youth Coalition, INTERRA and MitOst Hamburg.