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Protected: This post is equal to several ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:13:22 +0800

(Ukraine / Elise. In Ukraine.)
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I Enjoy Being a Girl

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:58:37 +0800

(Ukraine / Faith, Hope, and Love Remain)
To all of those reading this who happen to be women I congratulate you and give to you wishes of health and happiness. I feel it’s only right for you to hear this sweet but strange offering a ...
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An Exhaustive Account of My Life for the ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:17:00 +0800

(Ukraine / The Village Idiot)
The second to last Saturday in January my coworker Lena and her daughter came to my apartment and we made pizza Ukrainian style. This involves lots and lots of mayo as well as hardboiled eggs chi ...
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Squirrel

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:27:00 +0800

(Ukraine / You look like a cucumber today.)
I just have to rant that I'm ashamed of the English language. A week or so ago I watched a second form class. They are six and seven years old and are in their first year of English lessons. One of th ...
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Funeral Crashing

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:08:00 +0800

(Ukraine / You look like a cucumber today.)
Yesterday afternoon I was walking to the post office when I came across a number of my colleagues. They were standing around and comforting one of the teachers at my school whose husband had passed aw ...
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7 KM

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:35:00 +0800

(Ukraine / You look like a cucumber today.)
This past weekend I left site to meet with other people that live in my oblast (an oblast is equivalent to a large county or a state). If I were to have gone straight to the meeting site it would hav ...
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Конотоп Суми Киев и Ржишев

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:19:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Eastern Europe: What Just Happened?!?!)
Do you ever have moments where you completely forget where you are what you are doing and what is going on? This did not happen to me very much in the states but it happens to me fairly often in Ukr ...
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The Theater

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:00 +0800

(Ukraine / David's Peace Corps Ukraine Blog)
Last month I spent a very non Peace Corps evening with my counterpart at the theater. I didn't even know that we had a theater but apparently there are two. One that does its productions in Russian ...
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Best Under $100 Vacay EVER

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:52:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Livin, Lovin and Sharin)
Need a bright spot in what has otherwise been a very difficult year? Head to Moldova with two awesome friends! HighlightsFlowers. EVERYWHERE.A Triumphant Arch of FriendshipHeartWhere I been and where ...
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Some FAQs from the PC Ukraine web site

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:41:34 +0800

(Ukraine / Hitting the "Reset" Button)
Since I have been spreading the word about my upcoming service in Ukraine I have been getting many questions about it. Instead of re-inventing th wheel so to speak I went to the PC Ukraine page and ...
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Last-Minute Weekend Getaway

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:33:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Turning Over Stones...)
Two friends and I decided to board a bus headed for Chisinau Moldova (the capital). We stayed two nights in a great little hostel and made our way around the city. Here are some pictures from our tri ...
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Light a Candle for Kate

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:36:36 +0800

(Ukraine / the web journal of brian woods)
Thursday March 11th marks one year since Peace Corps Volunteer Kate Puzey was murdered in the west African nation of Benin. Her family has asked that people light a candle in her memory on Thursday ...
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It was a great game

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:33:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Cliff Gardner)
I'm working out now and it's awesome--I'm feeling better every day. However what's fun about my gym is that it's connected with the Pyramid where the 49er basketball team plays (along with other sp ...
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“comic and awkward grace in a picture ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:04:55 +0800

(Ukraine / слишком много)
While I concentrate any and all writing skill I possess on what I hope to be a moving persuasive and unforgettable letter to a grant foundation in the hopes of obtaining much deserved support for a ...
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Protected: Best of Vienna

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:25:18 +0800

(Ukraine / emmaandalex)
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a side track

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:20:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Kari Anna Odile in Ukraine)
I liked this I will share it Like you I love love life the sweet smell of things the sky-blue landscape of January days. And my blood boils up and I laugh through eyes that hav ...
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Leaving On A Jetplane

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:00 +0800

(Ukraine / JJACKMAN)
I moved from Salt Lake City and am now a temporary resident of Colorado. Most of my time spent here will be organizing packing and buying a few necessary items. I will be visiting Boulder for a few ...
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Love your Amazon account?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:39:00 +0800

(Ukraine / You look like a cucumber today.)
On the right side I've added a link to my Amazon wish list of materials my school would absolutely love to have.Throughout my service I'll be writing grants and begging family members for resources f ...
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do you think that we like to take our or ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:06:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Kari Anna Odile in Ukraine)
So another few weeks has passed at site. This week I feel like I was able to see a lot of the city bouncing between dates and meetings and just exploring. More project ideas have come to mind and afte ...
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International Day for Women

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:42:43 +0800

(Ukraine / jud dolphin adventure)
Today is the International Day for Women. At Hearts of Love we celebrated a few days early with a special event. I am not sure it would be considered politically correct by those who keep score ...
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Celebrating Women

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:07:00 +0800

(Ukraine / fran-ukrainian-adventure)
English Club (to the right) Street re-union (Dr. Olga Asya Olga Luda Tonya me photo taken by Dr. Sasha) and with Vera and friends at Victoria's (Upper right).It's the 8th of March Women's D ...
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Protected: Picking out not up.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:55:34 +0800

(Ukraine / Love and Luck Go A Long Way)
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let go let god

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:42:00 +0800

(Ukraine / .no humdrum life.)
In March of 1960 President John F. Kennedy gave an executive order to start a volunteer program where young Americans would dedicate two years of service to a developing country with the hopes of pro ...
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Updates!

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:05:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Cliff Gardner)
It's been too long internet. My last update was almost four months ago. Seriously how is that even possible? Anyway here's what's happened in my life since then:--Jessica and I got ENGAGED. It's wo ...
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Mac and Cheese Aftershave and Phone Calls

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:39:25 +0800

(Ukraine / Love and Luck Go A Long Way)
Had a pretty great day today despite a few fairly significant fails. The good: Talked to my mom dad and both my brothers! Made delicious macaroni and cheese with Shelby (tasted like the real stuff ...
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Just when I thought I had strength...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:53:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Turning Over Stones...)
Living abroad can be exciting full of new adventures and people and a time to focus on my personal growth. However with a low command of the Russian and Ukrainian languages I am finding that somet ...
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Rebirth

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:49:00 +0800

(Ukraine / fran-ukrainian-adventure)
Winter is going. Can Spring be far behind?The snow and ice are almost gone. A few days of mild weather pagoda teplo and it melts very fast. Now it is water and mud lots of mud. But muddy paths and ...
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RPCV WEEK.wmv

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:21:53 +0800

(Ukraine / YouTube)
Author: jayeyseekay Keywords: Added: March 3 2010
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Spring is here.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:04:50 +0800

(Ukraine / auranor)
And not a moment too soon.I'll have photos up on the flickr page by Monday.
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“it would be so fine to see your face ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:53:29 +0800

(Ukraine / слишком много)
Happy Birthday Mom! sorry this is a day late. i listened to carole king and mary chapin carpenter yesterday thought of you and wished i could be home to celebrate with you. Love Bunny *Music: “So Far Away” -Carole King
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Protected: Cheers!

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:42:04 +0800

(Ukraine / Love and Luck Go A Long Way)
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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connected again

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0800

(Ukraine / You look like a cucumber today.)
the old kolkhozI had the slight misfortune of breaking my power cord so other than a few quick glances at my mailbox I've lost track of what's going on outside. Hopefully in the next few days I can ...
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Kooryachevka Village School

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:13:00 +0800

(Ukraine / fran-ukrainian-adventure)
The kids and backrow left to right Olga;principal Ludamila; me and Tonya. Tonya invited me to her school last week to meet her pupils. It's a school of about 100 students from first to 11th form i ...
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Start With The End In Mind

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:42:16 +0800

(Ukraine / jud dolphin adventure)
“Start with the end in mind.” My friend Jim taught me this snappy aphorism while I was still working with AARP. Sometimes when I got bogged down I would remember his words. But it wasn’t unti ...
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with no alarms and no surprises

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:35:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Kari Anna Odile in Ukraine)
Here we are at the beginning of another month. It's hard to think where time goes. Perhaps I'll just start contemplating it in a Slaughterhouse Five cyclical kind of way and then nothing will seem to ...
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WELL Done

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:30:11 +0800

(Ukraine / що?)
The WELL program has been funded and we will be able to conduct the workshops this spring as we hoped. A HUGE THANK YOU to all who helped us reach our monetary goal! Life is busy these days more to come soon.
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Didn’t know God was Ukrainian…

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:48:00 +0800

(Ukraine / .no humdrum life.)
This is what I look like in case you forgot.Jon being the "man" at the Chinese place.The university in Lutsk at night.Coco munchies in Ukraine!!! I might be able to survive after all.Making Jiffy Popc ...
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Seeing the Moon

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:31:00 +0800

(Ukraine / fran-ukrainian-adventure)
Something drew me to my bedroom window tonight like a magnet. I pulled the sheer white curtains aside and peered out: it was the moon a beautiful full moon in a perfectly clear pitch black sky shini ...
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Double serving of change please...well done.

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:23:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Conor's Corner)
World of Change Well Needless to say – a ton has changed over the last couple months and I am sure it is only the beginning. I have been invited to and have accepted an invitation to serve in the ...
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Staging

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:24:39 +0800

(Ukraine / Unto The Breach...)
Perhaps the most reiterated instruction a Peace Corps applicant hears is to be patient and flexible. Applying to the Peace Corps allows for plenty of opportunities to develop these skills.* W ...
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You Will Take Kickboxing Lessons

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:44:35 +0800

(Ukraine / Love and Luck Go A Long Way)
Well last week did indeed fly by. In fact I felt like it never even happened. I blinked and it was Friday again. It was a great week though if short. My classes went well (I love my students!) 18 people came to my English club (the week before only 6 came so I was [...]
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Did Somebody Say McDonald’s?

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:39:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Faith, Hope, and Love Remain)
As yet another addition to the growing ‘Things I Never Thought I’d Hear Myself Say 5 Months Ago’ list I really love McDonalds. I’m at the tail end of a weekend in Vinnitsi ...
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The Mystery of Sergei's Fight

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:21:00 +0800

(Ukraine / fran-ukrainian-adventure)
When I woke up this morning Saturday 26 February I found Luba her son Vitaly and his wife Natasha hovering over a sleeping Sergei. When I saw Sergei's face I understood.He looked like a battered b ...
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Operation: Legal Kitty

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:12:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Where in the world?)
I have been having kitty related stress lately. The apartment complex I was to stay in in Korea has a no cats allowed rule. I worried about this and I even considered sneaking her in. After discussin ...
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Ukrainian Cultural Experiences and February Update

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:58:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Megan's Peace Corps Adventures in Ukraine)
Dear Family and Friends The sun came out this week for the first time in two months! Spring is in the air and I think I might be able to say now that I have made it through my ...
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I'VE MOVED!!!!!!

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:09:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Перекладіть, будь ласка! (Translate, please!))
I'VE MOVED MY BLOG!!! No longer at this address. From now on check out my life in Ukraine at: http://27monthsinukrain e.wordpress.com/All the same stuff just a different look and a slightly different address. Sorry for the inconvenience!
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Candlelit Dinner for One

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:02:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Перекладіть, будь ласка! (Translate, please!))
[Written on night two of my two day battle against the old electrical wiring in my apartment.]There's something about the glow of a candle. It calms things. Slowly. Maybe not at firs ...
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The Summary For Real

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:46:00 +0800

(Ukraine / Перекладіть, будь ласка! (Translate, please!))
Four buses and five hours of travel time got me to Katelyn's apartment last weekend. Round trip I spent a total of 12 hours in transit all for less than 24 hours to actually be with my friends ...
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Updated Packing list

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:20:00 +0800

(Ukraine / You rang, Ukraine?)
It is late and I am tired. I would talk more about what is new but I have a request for an updated list of things that I still need. The links are just examples/suggestions for guidance purposes! :) ...
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Now it seems more real

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:04:32 +0800

(Ukraine / Hitting the "Reset" Button)
I got the Staging e-mail this morning. For those of you who do not know what that means it is the e-mail that instructs us where staging will be and to call the travel agency to make arrangements. So I called and now have a flight booked to the staging locale. And because it leaves [...]
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