Kat (http://kataroundeurope.blogspot.com/) made it all safe and sound to Ukraine! I was quite worried about her, while I was waiting for her to emerge from customs. It was inordinately chaotic and dangerous. I had given Kat a heads-up on how you need to be aggressive to get through immigration and customs. Good thing she's able to take care of herself. From what I can tell, about 4 international flights arrived at the same time. The most interesting aspect of the waiting process was watching all of the Jewish men and boys arrive. We recently discovered that there is an annual pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine every year around Rosh Hashanah, in honor of a famous Rabbi. It was very interesting to watch: hundreds of men and boys came in, wearing prayer shawls, black felt hats or yarmulkes, and long sections of hair that flanked the sides of their faces. I was pretty well entertained, taking in the scene. Finally, Kat emerged, and we were able to escape the madhouse that is also known as Borispol International airport.
Pictures to come!
Links to information about this pilgrimage:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uman,_Ukraine
http://jta.org/news/article/2009/09/08/1007686/25000-jews-flocking-to-uman
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Kat is a hands-on chic?
Whatever she is, hope she helps you expand your ministry, enlarge the territory, and makes life more fun!
miss ya, Erin.
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