Ukraine

Here I am in Ukraine! This is the first time I've had real internet access, and it's wonderful to finally be able to write stuff, even if just a little bit. It's 1 o'clock here, meaning it's about 5 am in Minnesota, and 6 am in Tennessee, where my fiance is. Ukraine has been quite interesting...the city has both beautiful architecture and buildings that are pretty much falling apart. I haven't taken a lot of pictures yet because I've been really busy with other stuff, but I'm sure I'll come home with many rolls of film. My hotel (Vozdvyzhensky) is really nice, and I'm enjoying staying there. The people in my group are interesting and fun, and I haven't been doing a whole lot of homework. Oh well. That's the only part of the trip that I'm not enjoying so much. The food has been interesting, most of which I don't like but I hope I start getting used to. Tomorrow is Christmas so we're having a traditional 12-course dinner tonight. No meat, some sort of fasting thing, but plenty of food! This in no way sums up my trip, but it's a very, very general idea of some things that I've noticed/experienced. I'll try to post a bit more during my time here, and feel free to comment/ask questions about what you want to know more about.