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Ukraine Archive
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The First Snow
Posted on November 30, 2008 | 5 CommentsOn a chilly Wednesday evening, I witnessed my first Ukrainian snowfall. It was silent and beautiful. We had just left the house to run out for some snacks to nibble on while we watched a movie. As I turned on my flashlight, I noticed little white flakes fluttering to the ground. -
A Cross-Cultural Open Gym Experience
Posted on November 30, 2008 | 1 CommentBefore I found out I was moving to Ukraine, I probably couldn’t have found it on a map. Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Poland, and Belarus all blended together in my mind when I pictured Eastern Europe and Russia. -
"Please! Can we have English?"
Posted on November 14, 2008 | 5 CommentsI’m finding it harder to write these posts because there is so much going on that narrowing down what to say is a struggle. In addition to our daily language... -
The Power of Information
Posted on November 7, 2008 | 1 CommentI’m at the halfway-point of my Peace Corps training program, and I’m getting really excited about teaching full-time and being in my new site. Of course I still don’t know where that is and what exactly I’ll be doing, but that’s part of the allure. -
Live from Ukraine
Posted on October 18, 2008 | 6 CommentsThere is so much in life you can’t predict, and in the Peace Corps, there is even more. I have been in Ukraine for nearly a month, and I am... -
Thoughts on leaving
Posted on September 5, 2008 | 3 CommentsThis year, the passing of Labor Day marked more than the end of white shoes or summer vacation. It marked my last month in the states.