I arrived in Astana on Monday morning. I waited for the bus to take me to the train/bus station. I spoke to several people while waiting on the bus.
I got on the bus along with about 10 others at the airport. We were told to get our suitcases, etc in [...]
Heat wave
May 30th, 2006 · Comments Off
Tags: Life where I live
Of weddings and other things
May 30th, 2006 · Comments Off
Weddings are huge events in Ukraine (and all across the former SU). My friends, Max and Olga, who got married on Saturday was no different.
First, they asked everyone to be there at 1:45 p.m. since they know that Ukrainians are typically late and they wanted to start at 2 p.m. Guess who [...]