Meet Ksusha and Ksusha, friends from Odessa. They are 2 of the sweetest girls that you’ll ever meet.
Our team went to an Italian opera in Odessa. It was everyone’s first real opera – there were mixed reviews. But the opera house, both inside and out was gourgeous.
Much like the Statue of Liberty in New York, Kiev has a statue that we came to know as “Big Momma”.
In the city of Kiev, Ukraine, they have help couples tell the world how serious they are about their relationships. They have a “lock bridge”. People write / engrave their initials or full names on a lock and then latch it anywhere on this bridge. The key is then tossed away, never to be found again, because their love is never meant to be broken. We thought it was pretty cool, but didn’t have a lock with us at the time. So, we posed for a picture on it instead…
My friend Natalka, whom I will always treasure and hope to see again one day.
The main religion in the Ukraine is orthodox. There are many, many beautiful orthodox churches.
Odessa is a port city on the Black Sea. Naturally, we had to check it out (and pose for a picture).
Tragedy struck when we all realized that the summer weather that we had experienced throughout most of the year was coming to an end. After 3 years of faithful service, Noah bid farewell to his 2 pairs of cargo shorts. These shorts had been resurrected from the dead so many times this year. There’s a mended tear at every square inch. And the mends were of different colored threads, so you can imagine the uniqueness of these 2 sacred pairs of shorts.
Of course, it was also time to say goodbye to the walking sandals. They also did their job very well. They may have stuck around a little bit longer had it not been for the aroma that caused some to fall ill.
I say all this jokingly, but it really was hard for Noah to let go and say goodbye. One last hug…
