Silence

Sorry for the blog silence. My head’s been all over the place lately, causing me to be unable to focus on one thing for more than a short while. Not sure if it’s the summer heat that’s finally made it to Kyiv, or what. Maybe it could just be a few too many days of general craziness. Take last Wednesday for example: I went from a Ukrainian dentist appointment to a burst pipe in the kitchen to having the cable guy come and wire up our apartment. All in a matter of 6 hours. It was a little overwhelming.

And there will be more silence to come. I’m currently preparing for my parents’ arrival on Thursday. They’re here for a week, during which time we will spend a weekend in Crimea and tour a couple of sites in Kyiv. And, I’m sure, spend countless hours trying to convince my dad that Ukrainian food is the same as food in the Midwest - bland meat and potatoes - and it will not kill him to taste it. (I’ve already been informed that he’s bringing his own jar of peanut butter and loaf of Wonder bread along with him.)

Oh, and speaking of that dentist visit last Wednesday - my advice would be to never go to a dentist in Ukraine. Lesson learned.