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2012: a year in review
as the year comes to an end, it’s hard not to look back and see what has passed. plus i’m a sucker for all things sentimental. and god, it’s been one hell of a year. this year brought so much change,...
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romania in 5x5s
so i made it back home from romania — safe and sound with no arrests by the border patrol! successful trip. i’m still working on my blog post for romania but here are few snapshots i took with my...
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photo tutorial: how to bucket bathe (G-rated version)
bucket bathing: verb 1.) to wash oneself by means of a bucket and water 2.) a method of bathing common among serving peace corps volunteers 3.) a way of (mostly) maintaining personal hygiene without a...
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january twenty-third
with the recent warm temperatures, my walk to school has become more like wading/mud sliding to school. the streets are so terrible. but also kind of beautiful and fun to squish around in. having nice...
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peace corps training photo/video montage
so you want to know what i do on winter nights in ze village, do you??? THIS! (see below) well it’s either making videos or dancing by myself or just simply staring at my map of ukraine. you...
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lviv in 5 x 5s
today officially marks my 2nd year in ukraine. i might not be new here, per say, but my parents sure are! they’re now with me in the land of borsch and babushkas! ukraine greeted my parents with a butt...
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kyiv in 5 x 5s
the capital of ukraine has many names: kyiv, kiev, киев, київ, and sometimes k-backwards-n-ib for those who can’t read cyrillic. it’s not just the name of a buttery chicken dish, but where the gold...
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auschwitz-birkenau
on my visit to krakow, my parents and i set aside a day to travel to auschwitz-birkenau. at first i had some reservations about going there — not that i didn’t value it, but because it seemed odd to...
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may eleventh
i have two bottles of my favorite ukrainian christmas beer i’ve been saving since the holidays…that’s one beer for each night i have left living in my village — it’s time to savor everything (beer...
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