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Psychic Discoveries in Ukraine, Feodosia, Ukraine travel blog

Psychic Discoveries in Ukraine

A travel blog entry by erriuc

Where to begin explaining what I have experienced?  I have been anticipating this training for so long and although it turned out quite different than I was expecting, it was really worth it.  So much that I extended my stay an extra week to ...

Going on a train, Kiev, Ukraine travel blog

Going on a train

A travel blog entry by posendek

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Zhenia our coordinator will be here in about 10 minutes and we are finishing packing all of our stuff.  He will pick us up and then we will run a few errands before we get on the train.  It is a 9 hor train ride to get to her orphanage and it ...

Talia's first word!, Svalyava, Ukraine travel blog

Talia's first word!

A travel blog entry by posendek

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So yesterday we had a breakthrough!  Talia said her first english word without being prompted!  Drumroll please....it was....shoe! haha.  This girl loves her shoes!  Yesterday Roselana gave us an apple to give to Talia and she loved ...

Chillin' in Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine travel blog

Chillin' in Kiev

A travel blog entry by ware_daniel

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... is super friendly, helped us get oriented on a city map and served us green tea with a helping of one of Ukraine's strangest, but actually delicious, snacks: salo.  Basically, salo is pork fat, pure and simple.  It looks like a giant ...

We've made it!, Kyiv, Ukraine travel blog

We've made it!

A travel blog entry by ukrainegg2009

... whole team: Amanda, Bethany, Brittany, Claire, Jasmine, Tarryn and Yan have arrived safe and sound in Kyiv the capital of Ukraine. The flight was long but we amused each other :) Claire's feet swelled like a balloon but she survived and they have ...

"That was a massacre!"

A travel blog entry by posendek

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... one!  Pasha, Zhenia and I set off this morning on what is hopefully the beginning of the end of our time here in Ukraine.  First stop was the orphanage.  I signed what should be the final document they need at that place from us.  ...

So close to spring... but not really, Kremenets, Ukraine travel blog

So close to spring... but not really

A travel blog entry by celestecoleman

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... school that it's a good idea for me to teach a lesson to the older students about HIV-AIDS Prevention. Bet you didn't know that Ukraine has the highest level of AIDS in all of Europe did you? It's definitely a taboo subject over here, but I'm willing to ...

Overnighting it to Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine travel blog

Overnighting it to Ukraine

A travel blog entry by fiseb

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We caught a fancy overnight train to Lviv, Ukraine, our only stop in the country, but certainly a memorable one! Lviv was quite unlike any of the cities we'd visited on our trip, feeling much more authentic, and much less touristed. The pace felt quite ...

Museum of Architecture and Folklore, Kiev, Ukraine travel blog

Museum of Architecture and Folklore

A travel blog entry by rebecca.mcneal

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... for us.  Another volunteer's host family offered 4 seats on a bus to our cluster to visit the Architecture and Folklore Museum of Ukraine.  My name was one of the first on the list as this is (or somewhere near to it or close to the subject ...

Bet you forgot about me!, Kremenets, Ukraine travel blog

Bet you forgot about me!

A travel blog entry by celestecoleman

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Hi! Yes, I'm still here in Ukraine. No, there haven't been any big problems that have caused me not to write. In fact, things have been going super well, and I've been really busy, which is why I haven't gotten around to writing in awhile. Last I wrote, I ...

The Orange Revolution--Part One, Ternopil, Ukraine travel blog

The Orange Revolution--Part One

A travel blog entry by drpaultravel

... , bumping, and stepping to the front of the line...you discover a one-on-one interaction beyond compare! Case in point: Kharkiv, Ukraine The family of Anna, Tania, and Nastya...and their parents. They met me me upon arrival at the train station and ...

Park Aleksandrija, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine travel blog

Park Aleksandrija

A travel blog entry by asiaexpediszyn

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Bladym switem Siergiej wywiozl nas za miasto do parku Aleksandrija, ktory laczy historie Ukrainsko-Polska. Droge obowiazkowo przespalismy na wirtualnych ramionach Magdzi. Blyskotliwa uwaga towarzysza Milosza spowodowala niemalze deportacje do Polszy. ...

Greetings from Simferopol Ukraine, Simferopol, Ukraine travel blog

Greetings from Simferopol Ukraine

A travel blog entry by salley_adoption

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Greetings from Simferopol, the most remote place on earth. This town is horrible. We have been here for one week now and it has taken this long for us to get internet service. The phone service here is about 100 years old and not set up for internet. ...

Finally, an update..., Kremenets, Ukraine travel blog

Finally, an update...

A travel blog entry by celestecoleman

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Hello one and all! Sorry it's been so long since I last informed you of my whereabouts, but there were some computer related issues, and plus I was busier than I've ever been ever. But well, here's the jist. I'm now an official Volunteer with a capital ...

Menu Roulette, Chortkiv, Ukraine travel blog

Menu Roulette

A travel blog entry by istanbultoparis

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Hi Everyone, After a very enjoyable rest day yesterday in the very attractive city of Chernivtsi, we have completed a 66 mile stretch today.  The repairs to Chris' bike which involved the complete rebuilding of the back axle seem to have held ...

A Priest's Blessing, Parhomovka, Ukraine travel blog

A Priest's Blessing

A travel blog entry by carpefeline

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... whistling which led to their name but now it’s hard to say what will happen to them.  There is a lot in the Ukraine that needs restoration or at least care so that it doesn’t disappear into dereliction and dust but the money is not ...

Saturday, Svalyava, Ukraine travel blog

Saturday

A travel blog entry by posendek

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... so that on Friday morning we will be able to get going!  Zhenia also said that it sounds like H1N1 is moving into Ukraine!  Hopefully we can avoid it!  With good handwashing, of course. Take care and have a happy Halloween! Love, Lauren ...

Labor Day, Chernihiv, Ukraine travel blog

Labor Day

A travel blog entry by rebecca.mcneal

... seen is books - the Universities we have visited have not had the amount of books that US Universities have.     Ukraine's relationship with Russia is very interesting and one of these times I will try to put it in a nutshell.  But ...

Yawwwwwwwnnn, Kyiv, Ukraine travel blog

Yawwwwwwwnnn

A travel blog entry by celestecoleman

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... message. But hey, next week when I write, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to upload some pictures so you can see what I'm seein. Til then, send me your warmest California thoughts! Or wherever, pretty much anywhere is warmer than Ukraine at this point! ...

The New Year, Kiev, Ukraine travel blog

The New Year

A travel blog entry by rebecca.mcneal

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... are heated, or if at all minimally.  We heard a bit of singing and called it quits! The Orthodox people here in Ukraine celebrate quite a few church holidays.  St. John the Baptist is a big one.  Many people do the polar bear dip in ...

Got a grant!, Kremenets, Ukraine travel blog

Got a grant!

A travel blog entry by celestecoleman

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So at my site we applied for a Small Projects Assistance grant from the Peace Corps. We wanted to open what we're calling a "self-access center'-- a place for our kids to come after school and study English in whatever way appeals to them. We wanted to ...

Vlad's Wild Ride, Kharkov, Ukraine travel blog

Vlad's Wild Ride

A travel blog entry by carpefeline

... Monday October 26, 2009            I’ve ridden in two cars in the Ukraine now.  In Kiev, Constantine was my driver in a fairly new model something that he kept quite clean.  We had this ...

Rendez vous z proszkami do prania, Chernivtsi, Ukraine travel blog

Rendez vous z proszkami do prania

A travel blog entry by camer

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W końcu po ok pół roku przygotowań wyruszyliśmy na naszą wymarzoną wyprawę. Pomimo tego że staraliśmy jak najbardziej ograniczać z rzeczami to i tak wyszedł plecak ok 15-18 kg, a Olce 13-15 kg. ...

It's been awhile..., Kremenets, Ukraine travel blog

It's been awhile...

A travel blog entry by celestecoleman

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At long last, another update! What have I been up to? Well, as some reading this know, I have just returned from winter break, which I spent in California! It was strange, but GREAT to be back. I was afraid it would send me into some kind of culture ...

Epilogue--Ukranian Response!, Kharkov, Ukraine travel blog

Epilogue--Ukranian Response!

A travel blog entry by drpaultravel

... , i 'm reading your writing one more time and smiling all the time. Babushkas. Oh, they are everywhere all over Ukraine selling tomatoes, apples, bananas , potatoes, fried sunflower seeds depending on the season. And these Babushkas are not very old ...

Other things, Svalyava, Ukraine travel blog

Other things

A travel blog entry by posendek

Lauren does such a good job updating on Talia and our day to day activities, and I thought i'd share few things i found humorous... 1. The fish lady.  This old lady sets up shop on occasion in the parking lot across the street from the post ...

Pictures!, Svalyava, Ukraine travel blog

Pictures!

A travel blog entry by posendek

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Tuesday, Svalyava, Ukraine travel blog

Tuesday

A travel blog entry by posendek

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Today I am feeling much better!  Not as homesick and not as sick to my stomach either.  However, Scott is not doing as well.  We both just got done visiting the orphanage.  Talia was excited to see us.  Both of us were worried ...

Jazz club, Kiev, Ukraine travel blog

Jazz club

A travel blog entry by asiaexpediszyn

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Wczoraj bylismy w klubie 44 na warsztatach jazzowych z koncertem Ігоря Закуса and "Z-Band". Od przyjazdu przesladuje nas deszczowe fatum, jak tylko wyjdziemy z mieszkania napada nas burza. ...

Passport, overnight train to Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine travel blog

Passport, overnight train to Kiev

A travel blog entry by posendek

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.Well, good news.  Lauren won't need to hitchhike home afterall!  After I finished up the last entry, Zhenia, Pasha, and I went back to the passport place and...success!  The passport was ready to go and what a huge relief!  We went ...

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