Archive | December, 2008

Dear Russia

By on December 30, 2008 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

Dear Russia,

You definitely don’t know me, but I’m writing to beg that you please don’t cut off the gas supply to Ukraine on January 1. Without gas, I won’t be able to cook on the stove, have hot water, or even have heat in my home.

December 30, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 5 }
What is this salo you speak of?

What is this salo you speak of?

By on December 28, 2008 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

I heard stories that it existed. Oftentimes, the story was followed with shock and horror if someone actually had a personal experience to add. I didn’t know what to think. Would I ever encounter this thing myself? Would I one day have my own story to tell?

December 28, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
Huddling Around Garbage Can Fires

Huddling Around Garbage Can Fires

By on December 20, 2008 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

Look, winter sucks. It just does. I have never liked it, except for when I was a child and we had snow days from school and could go outside and play. Whenever I complain about the cold or the snow, people always say, “But you’re from Illinois. You should be used to this weather!”
I will never get used to… Read more

December 20, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 0 }

Setting Goals Part 1: Readers & Site Updates

By on December 18, 2008 in Tech & Gear

While not being happy with my decision to be in Ukraine at this moment in time, I have decided to preoccupy myself with a list of goals. The first one I’m going to address is increasing the amount of feed readers to this site (that would be those who read in a feed reader or get updates by email), as… Read more

December 18, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 0 }
On Love & Hate: A Weekend in Pest

On Love & Hate: A Weekend in Pest

By on December 14, 2008 in Hungary, Soviet Travel, Ukraine

I have been sitting on this one for about a week now and decided to go ahead and post. About seven weeks ago, I made a blog post about struggling with goodbyes… Read more. I wasn’t particularly straightforward about the situation at the time, but while in the Baltic countries, I did meet someone I thought was really special… and of

December 14, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }