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My First White Christmas

I remember this time last year how curious I was just where I would be celebrating the birth of Christ in the coming year. I had already been accepted to the Peace Corps, but I was waiting on my placement. After settling in to Ukraine in October, my thoughts...

Published Sat, Dec 12 2008 9:48 AM by Claire

Filed under: Christianity, Peace Corps, United States, Ukraine, Internet, Snow, Christmas

Home Sweet Home

After 10 weeks of training, it was time yet again to leave a family, a community, and in my case an entire region of a country. Since graduation, it seems as if I’m in a constant state of motion. First, I left Waco for Katy, then Katy for Ukraine...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 12:26 PM by Claire

Filed under: Peace Corps, United States, Ukraine

The First Snow

I know, I know: two posts in one day. But I've been internet-less for about a week and oh so much has happened. On a chilly Wednesday evening, I witnessed my first Ukrainian snowfall. It was silent and beautiful. We had just left the house to run...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2008 4:15 AM by Claire

Filed under: Texas, Peace Corps, United States, Ukraine, Minnesota, Snow

A Cross-Cultural Open Gym Experience

Before I found out I was moving to Ukraine , I probably couldn’t have found it on a map. Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Poland, and Belarus all blended together in my mind when I pictured Eastern Europe and Russia. My prior knowledge primarily consisted...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2008 4:02 AM by Claire

Filed under: culture, Peace Corps, United States, Ukraine, Sports, Volleyball

"Please! Can we have English?"

I'm finding it harder to write these posts because there is so much going on that narrowing down what to say is a struggle. In addition to our daily language classes, we’ve started teaching four times a week. Probably one of the funnier experiences...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2008 9:17 AM by Claire

Filed under: education, Peace Corps, United States, Ukraine, English, Children

The Power of Information

I’m at the halfway-point of my Peace Corps training program, and I’m getting really excited about teaching full-time and being in my new site. Of course I still don’t know where that is and what exactly I’ll be doing, but that’s...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2008 6:02 AM by Claire

Filed under: Peace Corps, United States, Ukraine, Wacoan, BBC, Internet, Election

Live from Ukraine

There is so much in life you can't predict, and in the Peace Corps, there is even more. I have been in Ukraine for nearly a month, and I am already starting to look fondly upon the fluid life I'm living. For example, I can buy tomato sauce at...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2008 5:32 AM by Claire

Filed under: culture, education, Peace Corps, United States, Ukraine

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