Today marks the day when I left good ol' Norman, Oklahoma, to start the next chapter of my life: the Peace Corps. What a day it was too! If you want to read a funny entry about my delayed flights, screaming children, etc., click
here!
I know I've been slacking on blogging lately...there are two real reasons why I started this blog: I wanted a convenient way to update friends and family back home, and I wanted it for my own memory so that I could go back and remember funny stories that would otherwise probably be forgotten. So, please forgive me for slacking the past week! I was sick for a few days with a stomach bug, but am getting back in the swing of things now :)
I thought it'd be fun to see some of the things I've done since I left home...so let the pictures speak for themselves! Since I have been in Ukraine, I have.
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| Learned the Russian alphabet! |
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| Met my loving host family in Oster |
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| Met my crazy and fun-loving cluster group :) |
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Taught classes in Russian to 7th and 11th graders
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| Spoke (in Russian) at the Last Bell ceremony in Oster |
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Was officially sworn in as Peace Corps Volunteer!
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| Survived a week-long camping trip... |
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Cleaned and cooked chicken for the first time in my life...
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| Swam in the Black Sea! |
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| Missed my train to camp... |
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| Saw my first fortress in Ukraine! |
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| Experienced my first Ukrainian summer camp |
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| Attended a First Bell ceremony in Kirovograd |
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Made homemade tortillas :)
Traveled 3124 kilometers (or 1936 miles) by train!
Saw my second fortress/castle in Ukraine in Kamyanets-Podilsky! |
The new group of Peace Corps Trainees will be coming to Ukraine today/tomorrow. That means that I'm no longer the newbie :) which is a great feeling. They all met for the first time yesterday in D.C. and probably enjoyed their last real American meal last night. So, happy 6 month mark group 41ers and welcome to the Peace Corps group 42ers!
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