Kremenets, Ukraine

Let me describe to you Ukrainian Easter. The cooking began last Thursday and lasted well into Saturday. We made special bread called 'paska' that has raisins and lemon rind in it and is covered with merengue. We boiled scads of eggs and colored them. On ...

... is one such educational institution that works together with Peace Corps. In October 2005, Celeste Coleman, from California, visited Kremenets and the gymnasium for the first time. In January 2006, she became a full-fledged member of the teaching ...

... , the man next to me smelled like vokda and barf, so that did not help things any. But luckily we made it back to Kremenets without incident. Phew! Today it is snowing again, so I guess winter really isn't over yet. Soon, though- it's almost March! Though ...

... all kinds of great equipment and supplies that (I think) have the potential to drastically improve the way the kids in Kremenets learn English. After some delays due to flu quarantine, we had the opening ceremony for the center this past Wednesday. It was ...