Hotel Rus Kiev

... br>Now, for the information on the kids we will be seeing. We will see a sibling group of three children! The oldest is a girl and she just turned 11 last week. Anastasia wanted a sister. They will be close in age- only 9 months apart. The second child is a boy and he just turned 6. They youngest is a boy and he just turned 4. They are all healthy, and just ...

... We spoke english and enjoyed each other's company, we walked around with our broken language and asked for infomation, we ate pizza at a great restaurant, we walked in a lovely park...and then we made dinner. Spaghetti (sauce from scratch of course) and peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream for desert. I slept hard that night...it was the first time in weeks that I had felt comfortable and satisfied--and my dream-weekend did not end there...I woke up to ...

... and it helped me move into Ukrainian life. I'm sure that I will not be so lucky at my next sight, but those little luxuries were nice to have for the time.

With the help of my family here and the acquaintances I've made, my small town has turned into a home away from home. Whenever I've traveled for a day, my return is always something I look forward to and I know that I will miss it and the sense of security it's offered ...

... that young Am**icans - many just out of college and the majority of them women - are put in dang** by fundamental practices of the Peace Corps that have remained unchanged for decades. Though many volunte**s have little or no exp**ience traveling outside the United States, minimum language skills and virtually no background in their assigned jobs, they are sent to live alone in remote areas of some of the world's most dang**ous countries and left unsup**vised for months ...

... as we seriously doubt the landlord wants to have an empty apartment at this time. My students are talking about working 40 hours now and only getting paid for 20: not receiving bonuses (50%), industries shutting down (construction and mining). The government has basically fallen apart even though it was very weak to begin with. The export segment is virtually halted and some banks have closed. English schools at the moment are still registering students and ...

... you probably couldn't live on what the system gives you. It might only barely cover food - and that is if you have a large garden to supplement. There are no such thing as prescriptions here. You just go to the pharmacy on the corner and pick up what you need. If you want, a Doctor can give you the name and amount needed. I think narcotics may have a slightly different acquisition method. I am not really sure about who manufactures some ...

... had... hmmm... I had something else- Oh! Chicken. It was decent, obviously not that memorable. The service wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. We were definately happy to have our walking translator with us, eased the process. We didn't have a lot of time in Kiev, but we were committed to seeing as much as possible. First up, we decided to head towards St. Sophie's monastry which is rumoured to be the most spectacular sight... We walked up to the front of a ...

... Ukrainian women wear high heeled shoes (mostly boots) everywhere, even in the snow and ice. I don't even understand how! They love tight jeans and fur coats- the second of which I certainly could fit in. (Eve, I heard you laugh in agreement) It is quite cold- thank you to all who contributed to our "warm wear" clothes. We would be freezing without you. Another true thing: Ukraine does have the best ice cream in the world. Oh ...

... over the city. Yet there are many buildings in need of repair and lots of soviet style buildings that lack any style what so ever. Misha's grandparents live in a soviet style apartment whose entrance way is in poor condition, yet the apartment is quiet nice once you get past the 3 doors to get in. The people are very friendly and i had a good time.

... 6 times. It turns out there are different ticket windows depending on the date you are departing, the destination, and if you are foreign, and all the windows alternate breaks so every so often the attendant would close the window for half an hour and the line would just wait (For anyone else, the break times are listed on each window, check them before hoping in line!). After we had all our tickets in hand, we went out in search of some vareneky (perogy) place that the girls had ...