http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/anyse/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from anyse en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:32:27 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:32:27 +0000 No excursions planned for today.. so I slept in After a shower I began my mission to send my postcards and pick up a couple souvenirs I had seen the day before. I got the postcards sent for 6.7uah roughly 1.15.. and just so you know they still haven't arrived 6 months later.. and the souvenirs for 40uah 8. A plate featuring the Swallow's Nest and a neat little tapestry to hang from http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Krim/Yalta/blog-351839.html I am home now obviously and have been for quite awhile.. darn 4 months it's been. I have been busy readjusting which was a whole lot harder than I thought it would be But I did assemble this video a little recap of some of my favorite moments. I plan on updating with most of my journal entries so stay tuned. And who knows what adventures I'll find next.. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Pensacola/blog-328054.html Well I haven't done so well with this blog. But rest assured I have many pictures to post and I have written in my journal every single day. I will transcribe the entries onto here once I am back in the States. Yesterday was the final day of teaching we had a party and said goodbye to the few kids that showed.I have so many thoughts and feelings right now I might explode. I feel ecstatic that http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-282075.html So I am officially past the halfway mark. Next Monday is 3 months My routine was smashed into oblivion as I moved in with a new host family. They have 3 boys and I am sharing a room and bed with one of the other English teachers. The family is very nice and well to do. So I have internet access I do have to say I miss all of my alone time.. but I like the fact that I've had both experiences http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-264608.html Next week is when ILP's directors are coming for the midsemester visit.. I can barely believe it. Time passes so fast. I hardly know what to write when I have the time to. So this will be very random and out of order but will hopefully make sense anyway.Maybe I'll start with my routine what a normal day is like for me in depth I am happy to say. I wake up around 9 am my roommates gone to wo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-253695.html Alright so I am way behind and apologize. Busy is an understatement Things have been crazy still but mellowed out now that I don't have to worry so much about where exactly I am at. I think I will start with talking a little bit about teaching. We only have to teach 3 hours a day 5 days a week. Planning takes a bit more time but not too much. The kids are cute though I think my home group is http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-244555.html So this is a little late but I have made it t an internet cafe and will transcribe this from my journal entry. When I can find a USB port pictures will follow I have finally made it to Kiev It took a very long time but I am here. My flight left NOLA at 1236 pm I was lucky some teachers left their houses at 3 am I ran into Ryan once I got into DC and then found the rest of the group ta http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-238766.html So I am here The past few days have been so crazy I can't even begin to write it all.. I will post it all when I have my journal with me. I have had some adventures already and am finding adjusting a little bit harder than I expected. Ukraine is more than I thought more noisy smoky dirty and everything else I had imagined it as. I have already gotten lost for several hours but was assured th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-236810.html So here I am nine days to go I have almost all loose ends wrapped up into semitidy little bundles that I can hopefully forget while I am away. The majority of my belongings are packed into boxes to safely await my return.. the remainder waits to go into my suitcases which I can't bring myself to accomplish quite yet. I am heading out to the beach one last time on Saturday to enjoy the 65 deg http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Pensacola/blog-232603.html First off Happy Thanksgiving to everyone It is definitely happy for me I am about 6 weeks away from starting my adventure. I found out yesterday that I am leaving Monday the 14th of January. My flight goes from New Orleans to Washington DC from DC to Vienna arriving next morning and finally from Vienna to Kiev arriving more than 24 hours after my departure. It's too bad I won't have a lon http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Pensacola/blog-221831.html My passport finally came today I was having a bad day too so seeing that in the mail induced a substantial moodimprovement on my part. I also realized I have just about as much time until I go as time I will have there It's so nerveracking I need to get my fundraising going.. I am doing well in the supplies department though I need school supplies for my class I'll be teaching elementary http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Pensacola/blog-193356.html The docs overview was good basically the same as the interview Kit went over the whole packet of papers with me. I had read the entire thing already but she was able to explain everything and answer my questions. ..Because I don't have a country preference I have to fill out all 3 visa applications which I think is awesome D Here's a list of all the things I need to send in before I can be http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Pensacola/blog-158539.html The application process is done I got it all in and paid and everything. They said they will review it Monday morning and I should know if I've been accepted by Wednesday or ThursdayThen I will be assigned to a city within a week D Oooooh I get goosebumps when I think about it.UPDATEMay10th2007 ILP called.. and I was accepted I am going DDDDDD I was at a baptism and I guess http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Pensacola/blog-154554.html I maaaaaaaailed my application todaaaaaaaaaaaay D It will get there sometime next week I had to scrounge a bunch of nickels to buy stamps though.. I didn't have any I was desperate and the envelope was too heavy for just one. So we stopped by the post office and I bought 2 stamps licked them and dropped the envelope in the big blue mailbox. It will get there even faster because the mail http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Pensacola/blog-148183.html So I have finally found it The trip I am going to take. I got a random email from DearElder.com and it said that there's this program looking for volunteers ages 1825 to teach English to school aged children in Russia Ukraine and China. It really feels like this is the opportunity I have been waiting for Everything is just fitting into place.. it's seriously a dream come true. I mean http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Pensacola/blog-143440.html