I can't believe we are getting this close--- 2 weeks from tonight we will have the jitters about our SDA appointment the next day. We are all set to go. Work stuff is nearly done--Family stuff is all done. I am hoping to be able to use sky miles to upgrade on the flight over (it's a really long flight from jfk to kbp in coach) But either way--- here we go!

We picked up a new laptop for our translator's friend (Vista has not shipped there yet), snacks for the inevitable food poisoning (it has happened both times for me) Plus several doses of Cipro since I WILL eat street food anyway! We have some great reading-- I WILL get through St Augustine's City of God on this trip-- and some light stuff too.

Still need to get:

Pair of jeans for me (I do not wear jeans in the US--- but it's the thing to do there.
Some shoes for both of us
Kohl's has "American" T Shirts for $5---we will take these as gifts

and that is IT!!!

the plan:

Monday (or maybe Sunday) we fly to Kyiv---please please please upgrade us!!!
Tuesday get settled and hopefully find fellow Americanski to have dinner with in Kyiv-- I'm thinking a cool Ukrainian folk evening with sashlick (sp?) Vereniky and Pivo (beer)
Wednesday SDA appointment
Thursday Paperwork and overnight train to the region--
Friday meet our new young-un and maybe get paperwork started.

from there-- only God knows.

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more to come soon!


PEACE

Jim