President Kyivskiy Kiev

... being held. I didn't feel compelled to go see for myself.<br>Around 9 p.m. last night I heard either fireworks or cannons. It was fireworks and a bit set of them too. I think they would have been lovely to see. My apartment was facing the wrong direction though. All I could see was the reflections on the side of a building. Poo. I love fireworks.<br>I did discover this vast underground network last night ...

... or the Kiev metro the deepest subway system i have ever seen! - we rode a few stops to an older part of the city where we saw some very nice parks, museums and monuments. We got a nice sampling of Ukrainian history and culture and really learned quite a bit. Helen was very nice and patient with us as we ambled along. From there we hopped on a bus back towards the center of the city because we ...

... weather and had lunch outside on a shaded deck. Everyone had grilled chicken (called BBQ) and fries. Lancie also got a salad and we shared some hot garlic buttered rolls. The museum grounds were probably 30 acres of mostly flat land, but it had a few rolling hills. I was glad I had good walking shoes, but did see a local girl with high heels. Fruit trees were everywhere and many had ripe fruit. One guy shimmied up a pear tree and shook down all the ...

... Podil. Podil is the oldest area of Kyiv. We climbed the tower of St. Sophia, a church modelled after its namesake in Istanbul and explored an arts and crafts market. We walked through an old soviet style food market as well and the lack of hygiene was rather disturbing. Meat sat out on warm tables and its smell permeated the market. I was suprised at the beautfy of Kyiv and Ukraine in general. I had been expecting imposting, ugly soviet buildings. Instead I ...

... and police in Kh**son allowed a report** to review their files on the case and provided copies. "Ukraine is a democratic country," Kh**son's chief of the regional police department said aft** agreeing to grant an Am**ican report** full access to his files. "The press is free. We have nothing to hide." FORGOTTEN VOLUNTEERS FAIL TO FIND SUPPORT Kristy Lord of Whitinsville, Mass., couldn't breathe as the taxi driv** pinned h** against the back seat on a rural road outside ...

... golden teeth. It was quite fun and a memorable experience. Needless to say, I don't think anyone noticed I was even there and I made it home without a glitch.<br><br> Fireworks went on all night from every corner of every neighborhood. It is like a 1950's 4th of July - that is before the laws were toughend up. All the buildings are made of concrete so the fire danger is minimal. The news doesn't report injuries or accidents so I think all is well!!<br><br ...

... pack of yogurt, Ukrainian Vodka, bottled water, what we thought was a bottle each of red and white Ukrainian wine (in my defense, my whole world was blurry), and some cranberry juice. Hmm, lots of liquids!We met John an engineer, (there ended up being a bunch of engineers on this trip) who was traveling by himself and had some great travel tails. He is going for the century club (visiting 100 countries). There did not appear to be many younger ...

... Corps was done. I now have two job offers in Kiev teaching English that I am considering - many uncertainties. I need to stop by the American Embassy and talk to them about visas and other documents. It is a bit daunting thinking of being here on my own with out ANY support from an American agency on top of my poor Russian language skills. Maybe this is where the "stupid" comes in. My stomach is in knots. It is my understanding that I am the 7th of our ...

... died of the explosion and afterwards of radiation sickness. The only other tourists in the museum at the time we were there were some people from Texas who were visiting their son in Kiev. After the museum we visited a couple of churches- St. Illya's Cathederal and St. Nicholas Naberzhny. We walked down the partially frozen over Dniper River and had lunch (and thawed out) at McDonalds. After ...