Open air museum: Traditional egg-painting, my first ever squat toilet, a field of old windmills, and more Ukrainian buildings. It got hot so we hid in the garden shade behind the blue building...
A porta-potty is strike one. Strike two is that I had to pay for it. Strike three is that I walked in and there was no toilet. Just a hole. Does it matter which way you face?
Aloha, Alena! I am enjoying your entries--really. Your wry yet gentle voice is great to read. And you have a very nice "eye"--keep the pictures coming (love the one with you and the windmill, though you didn't actually take it). A "ditch full of puppies," indeed--you do "see" with words, too. All the best, SC (ENG 270 from a different world)
Hi Alena--yes, it does "matter" which way you face on a "launch pad". Those foot markers are there for a purpose. Consider the parabolic splash effect.... Great pics and writeup. How did your egg painting turn out? Love, Dad
I spent August 24th through December 17th 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine as a volunteer English teacher. This blog is my Plan B of memory-keeping, since my pen-and-paper journaling attempts always end illegibly. It would be a shame to forget the small things, so most of what I write here is for my own benefit down the line. For now, though, this blog serves to satisfy (perhaps) the curiosity of my family and friends. And to reassure my mother that I am still alive.
A special thanks to the many donors: Your support is far-reaching, believe me on that one.
Update: One month after I returned home to the United States, I had the privilege to receive an assignment as a missionary for the LDS church. I will be serving in the Ukraine Dnepropetrovsk mission for 18 months, speaking Russian. I am beyond stoked.
Aloha, Alena! I am enjoying your entries--really. Your wry yet gentle voice is great to read. And you have a very nice "eye"--keep the pictures coming (love the one with you and the windmill, though you didn't actually take it). A "ditch full of puppies," indeed--you do "see" with words, too. All the best, SC (ENG 270 from a different world)
ReplyDeleteHi Alena--yes, it does "matter" which way you face on a "launch pad". Those foot markers are there for a purpose. Consider the parabolic splash effect.... Great pics and writeup. How did your egg painting turn out? Love, Dad
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