New Traditions

Hey everyone!

Well, not a whole lot has happened since the last post. I haven't found any new bf's w/ the yellow jacket and I think I've figured out how to wear it! Haha.
Things are going pretty well. Good news is that the free internet is back! I finally came here and asked the guys at the company. Soo..for real, pictures will be coming soon! Hopefully I'll have this luck at my site!

Tomorrow I'm teaching again, this time on nutrition so hopefully all goes well. Russian is still kicking my butt but I think I'm doing better than I think. By the end of next week we have to have our proposals for the community project and summer camp. I'm pretty excited to be doing that work rather than teaching.

This past weekend we had a birthday party for my host mom. It was a good time. Also yesterday was another holiday in Ukraine. I don't know what it's called but everyone goes to the cemetary and has food and drink w/ their loved ones at their gravesites. So I went with my family and we were there for like 2 hours visiting family and friends' graves. It's also a tradition to leave candy and food at the grave site...this is all in vain because the gypsies come behind you and take the food and candy. That's a sad situation really. But anyways, it was a neat experience and I'm glad I got to go!
I've been hanging out a little more w/ people in my cluster/link group and I love it. The weekends are the only times we really have free (from lesson and homework) so it's awesome to get together and just chill. I have so much fun w/ these people and it really helps me to relax and feel like I'm having some sort of life here.

This Wednesday we're going to Kiev. Pretty stoked for that!

Well, I really don't have much else right now to update on. (Oh side note, the dance class down the hall is having using music that we use at my studio! Wow..I really miss it! What I wouldn't give to have a ballet class right now! Hopefully I can find someplace when I get to my site. I should prolly take the time by myself to dance and relax more, but I'm just not in the mental/emotional state right now. Dance is something that brings me joy, but it's difficult for me to dance when I'm stressed/unsure...etc, you get the point. Really, I should just do it becase it's good for me! )

Anyways...catch up soon. Love and miss everyone like crazy!

Love!