The holding pattern continues. The document did not arrive on Thursday as promised by FEDEX. Zhenia had to go to the FEDEX office on Friday to get it. He had it translated right away and brought it to the SDA by 2pm, only to find that nobody was there. They had some kind of inservice day! So we will submit it on Monday and hopefully see the children on Tuesday. Zhenia is also very surprised at the number of delays we've had.
We remain here in Kiev, biding our time. We got tickets to the International Philharmonic Orchestra for Sunday. Looking forward to that! We asked Zhenia if there was a circus in town, and he is checking into it. The weather has been very nice and in the 70's for the last week so we've been going to the park every day. There are about 150 steps up to the park so that is our daily workout.
We have done more exploring too. They have a small beach on the island in the center of the Dneiper River. There is a nice walking bridge that we took to get there. Ben had to try his hand at fishing after building his own fishing pole with a stick and a piece of fishing line he found. Once on the beach, we realized that few people were entering the water...(it looked greenish.) There was one exception. Most of the 8-10 people we saw were elderly... one man who looked to be in his 80's was wearing just his worn out skivvies as he walked by us. A few minutes later we glanced in his direction only to realize that he was skinny dipping! Yikes! I guess age has it's privileges.
We remain here in Kiev, biding our time. We got tickets to the International Philharmonic Orchestra for Sunday. Looking forward to that! We asked Zhenia if there was a circus in town, and he is checking into it. The weather has been very nice and in the 70's for the last week so we've been going to the park every day. There are about 150 steps up to the park so that is our daily workout.
We have done more exploring too. They have a small beach on the island in the center of the Dneiper River. There is a nice walking bridge that we took to get there. Ben had to try his hand at fishing after building his own fishing pole with a stick and a piece of fishing line he found. Once on the beach, we realized that few people were entering the water...(it looked greenish.) There was one exception. Most of the 8-10 people we saw were elderly... one man who looked to be in his 80's was wearing just his worn out skivvies as he walked by us. A few minutes later we glanced in his direction only to realize that he was skinny dipping! Yikes! I guess age has it's privileges.
Closer to home, there is a beautiful underground mall 2 minutes from our flat, which is comparable to any mall in the US. They have this great gelato place which we have enjoyed several times!
Other than that, we go almost daily to our grocery store which is located under the ground floor of a clothing store. Kind of odd. It's busyness rivals your worst day at Wegmans, and it is magnified by the fact that the aisles are small and you have to pay the cashier who is in the room that you are shopping in at the time. (There are about 5 small rooms of various products.) I committed a boo-boo today. I forgot to pay for my jelly in the produce room and created a jam of people as they waited for me to go back and pay for it and then return to the front to pay for my other items. At least all the ladies there smile at us and are they seem impressed because Ben loves to help us shop. They know us well now and have been trying out their English skills with us.
Our main concern as we have been waiting has been helping Ben with his schoolwork. We do reading and spelling in the morning, and math and his journal in the evening. Ben is doing a great job and we are proud of him for his effort.
Other than that, we go almost daily to our grocery store which is located under the ground floor of a clothing store. Kind of odd. It's busyness rivals your worst day at Wegmans, and it is magnified by the fact that the aisles are small and you have to pay the cashier who is in the room that you are shopping in at the time. (There are about 5 small rooms of various products.) I committed a boo-boo today. I forgot to pay for my jelly in the produce room and created a jam of people as they waited for me to go back and pay for it and then return to the front to pay for my other items. At least all the ladies there smile at us and are they seem impressed because Ben loves to help us shop. They know us well now and have been trying out their English skills with us.
Our main concern as we have been waiting has been helping Ben with his schoolwork. We do reading and spelling in the morning, and math and his journal in the evening. Ben is doing a great job and we are proud of him for his effort.
Blessings,
Deb and Giles
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