I go to the banya a lot

Every week I go to the Russian bathhouse with friends. We get naked and then sit in an extremely hot and steamy room (at least 200 degree fahrenheit) where some (mostly older men) choose to beat themselves with branches from birch trees. Some of them wear silly woolen hats to protect their hair. We sit there (or stand, or lie as some do) until we basically cannot handle the heat anymore. Then we jump in the snow/jump in a plunge pool/step under the cold shower for a second. Once cooled, we sit with each other and drink beer and talk in English (unofficially, this is the English drinking club). Repeat until 11PM when the banya closes. It’s like molting.

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