I hope that all of you had a wonderful New Year! We did, but it was very hectic (what else is new?). We traveled back to Kiev on the 30th in order to spend the night and drop Daddy off at the airport on the morning of the 31st...for his 6:45 am flight. After dropping him off super early, we had to get to the train station to catch our 6:30 am train back to Poltava. We made it back and napped all afternoon so that we'd be up for the New Year's celebration at the church. Now, Ukrainians take New Year's celebrations very seriously: you stay up ALL night. Ergo, we didn't even leave the church until 2:30 am, and didn't get in bed until around 4:00. This is all after we had gotten teeny tiny amounts of sleep the night before. It was tiring, but a lot of fun! Here are some more pictures of the family in Poltava. I'm kind of on hold work-wise for a while, since the students are out for the holidays (holidays being a. New Year: Jan. 1, b. Christmas: Jan. 7, and c. Old New Year: Jan. 14). More to come (hopefully)!
Mom and Dad at Celentano's- our favorite pizza place that has apparently shut down in the past few days. Tragic.
New Year's tree in the Kiev train station.
At the New Year's Eve celebration: me, Ira, Amiee, Mom, and Mom's new friend.
Ukrainians are so handy with crafts. Sometimes, I would call them crafty...
Food...please note the dish on the right. It is, in fact, raw herring. I did not partake.
Amiee and her friend, Leeza. They became friends this summer. She's all bundled up for a reason: it's COLD! Today, it was -1. Sick.
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Merry Orthodox Christmas!
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