So things have been so crazy the last couple of weeks that I was unable to update my site. I'm now in Vancouver and am on the third hour of an updating marathon for all of you. There's quite a bit of info so it's probably a lot to take in in one go. This particular post is just a quick update for everyone ( Read more... )

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First off. I don't think I can say enough good things about Misha's family. I was absolutely bombarded with hospitality. In fact, at times I was overwhelmed because I immediately treated like family and I think I would be always immensely thankful that I was able to experience Christmas with Misha ( Read more... )

So for Orthodox Xmas all of us were able to spend the dinner with our Ukrainian counterparts. Misha lives in Kolomyya which is 8 or 16 hours away depending on what route you take. It's a beautiful city close to the Carpathian mountains ( Read more... )

Ok well New Year's Eve was a blast ( Read more... )

I know that some of the Canadian participants gave my site address to their families. I'm not sure if any of their relatives still check up on this site - but in case they do here's a picture showing that everyone is fine and well!


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So for some reason in this past month I have participated in four giant feasts. Two of Misha's friends (Andrij and Kolya) celebrated their birthdays. Also, St. Katrusia and St. Nicholas days were included in this month - my host-daughter and host-father respectively share those names. For every one of these days I have been treated to much food ( Read more... )

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Yesterday night I sent a semi-smug e-mail to my family about how I'm loving all the food here and how I shovel it all down gladly. Naturally, this morning I encountered my first dish that I couldn't stomach. The best way to describe it is 'Meat Jello'. Basically it's chicken entombed in this once clear jelly that has been stained grey by the ( Read more... )