Crap, it’s cold today! It’s hard to believe that just one week ago we were melting in the unbearable heat in Moldova and Ukraine, taking cold showers that helped for about 5 minutes and then we were soaking wet again with sweat. Today I wore: jeans, sweater, jacket, soaks, and closed-toe shoes. I don’t remember the last time my toes were covered up, not to mention my arms! And Igor just closed the window because it is actually too chilly to leave it open.
Yuck.
I’ve been working all week on a post about our time in Moldova but somehow can’t quite finish it. We had such a great time. I’ll try to wrap it up the post this week.
Dad’s starting his round of Good-bye visits with friends; he leaves Friday for a 2-week Mediterranean cruise that sounds really awesome – Spain, Italy, Monacco, Greece. And he’s talking about coming back for the winter holidays. I hope we can find an affordable yet bigger apartment by then. This one is just a tad too cramped with 3 people.
Dad had his last visit to Korosten for this trip. Igor’s father slaughtered a lamb and they made shashliki. Dad made pancakes this morning, which Igor’s folks seem to enjoy.
Igor starts a new job this week, teaching history at an institute, kind of like a community college. He’s nervous since it’s been quite a few years since he taught. We brought his old history books back from Korosten this weekend so he can brush up.
I bought a cross-stitch starter’s kit today, with grand ideas to someday be able to do the beautiful, traditional Ukrainian embroidery. Based on the first hour of work, it’s going to be a long time before I’ll be ready to something so intricate and detailed.
Tomorrow it’s back to the grind. The masses have returned to Kyiv after a wonderful month when nearly the entire city was somewhere else on vacation – the roads are busy again, and the buses and metro are a nightmare. *Sigh* This city is great in August and January, when everyone leaves.
Anka in Kyiv 