Winding Down

Today, Monday, still a National Holiday for Women's Day. These gals got a whole three days of pampering. I'm surprised Hallmark or the flower industry hasn't picked up on this. The flowers are still going like hotcakes.

I'm winding down my assignment. I'll have my exit interview possibly today and then I'll tour the bank with Yuri tomorrow. I'm ready to come home but will miss my new friends and this great city. I think I won't miss the bed. You can look back for the picture of it.

I hope to see some of these people(YES, including Yuri) in June as they are visiting the U.S.). We'll see what happens. It will depend on where they go.

It rained all day yesterday and today. I am getting really in to the Hallmark Channel(it's the only english channel except for CNN and BBC). I have watched every Mystery Women ever made and Sea Patrol sometimes twice. Also, I watched Larry King live with Janet Jackson three times. That's the breaks. I had very nice weather up to this point so I won't complain too much.

The people in Ukraine are very hardworking, honest people. They work very hard to understand you and don't try to swindle you because you don't understand. Keiv is a very nice city. When I went to the internet yesterday I could have gone to any designer store you could name. No Chicos or Coldwater Creek but Gucci, Yves St. Larent, Guess and my favorite shoes Ecco. Wichita doesn't have anything on Keiv.

One thing that I haven't mentioned that I find really neat is the underground street crossings. To cross the street you go under the street. There are stores, flower markets and fruit vendors there. One time a guy was carrying a bunch of pluck chickens and people were gathered around him. I passed on that. I'm posting a picture of the only public toilet that I graced. No sitting, only standing. Yulia tried to convince me that is was much more hygenic that way. I think I'll stick with my own apartment or the office.