Notes from Ukraine

Well, i am trying to keep the blog as up to date as possible, but in all reality, there is not a whole lot to report since last time. No lions, or floods, or rebels... Sorry. Actually, live in Ukraine thus far has been slightly mundane. (not to say that i am not loving it here), but as one of my friends who is also a peace corps volunteer here in Ukraine, so far its been like going to University and living at your Grandparents. (which of course has its perks) I am constantly being fed, and if i allowed myself, I would gain about 100 pounds when I am here. It definitely shows the true spirit of Ukranians.
While they most likely will not smile at you on the streets as you run by, as soon as you are in their homes they will do whatever they can to make you comfortable. Besides the language, it is very simiar to the rest of Europe. Speaking of the langauge. I speak russian (chu-chut- a little, i tried to figure out how to get the keyboard into Cyrillic, but it continues to evade me) and every chance i get i use what little words i know. my big accomplishment of last night was to tell my host mother that I wouldn't be home till 6:40 tonight, and i even used the future tense! This weekend looks to be exciting, as i will be going to a large city called Bela Sertka on Saturday to go to a museum and learn more about Ukranian culture, and on Sunday will be heading to Kyiv to hang out with friends and see what it has to offer. Hope everything is great back home, and it's always nice to hear from all of you!