Two of my favorite people in the World!

Babushka's breaking up the ice with shovels

lots and lots of ice on the sidewalks

A few pictures of the ice and those trying to break it up!

snowy Kyiv

Two Weeks

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been in Ukraine for two weeks now. Most mornings it feels like two days, then once in a while like two years… I guess that feeling will last a while! It’s been brutally cold since my arrival, so I’ve had very little distraction from studying Russian. Last weekend I got so much accomplished in my lessons and memorizing things that my teacher said she’s going to start praying for more cold weather. Ha ha… please, no!


This weekend I will start the daunting task of looking for an apartment of my own! There seems to be quite a few to choose from, so it shouldn’t be too bad of a process. It also helps that my flat mate is a Ukrainian, so I am not nearly as easy of a target to be taken advantage of with her around and making the initial phone calls for me. (Thanks Marina!!)

Please pray with me that we’ll end up where God wants us. He knows the neighbors, the landlord, etc… And, for now, I trek back and forth through the ice and snow to language school.

video

Settling in

I arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday evening. Flights and travel went very well. As I begin to unpack and settle in to my new surroundings I think about what it means to call somewhere home. I feel comfortable here, but it still takes a while to get unpacked and have it feel like second nature. Time will help to settle me in...

I will post a video tour of my apartment. My videography skills aren't the greatest, but you'll get the general idea of where I live and I'm certain that my video skills will increase with time as well! Thanks for your prayers as I traveled. Now, please pray with me for diligence in learning Russian!