Last week

My last week in Fastiv started today, freaking out a little bit about going to my new site.  Next monday we go to Kiev for 3 days of meetings and then swearing in, then I will be assigned my 2 year site!  Just me, no other Americans in the city.  Lots of random emotions going through me, but overall its going to happen next week and I have accepted that.  Last week here in Fastiv is going to fly by.  Pretty easy week, language lessons, training wrap up, and then our language interviews on Friday.  

Last week was great, after teaching at School 4 in Fastiv for 3 days we took all of our kids to Club Nadia (Club Hope).  An organization that holds events for local kids with disablities. So 20 kids from School 4, 10 kids from the other School in Fastiv where the other PC group works, and about 20 kids from Club Nadia.   The kids painted together, planted flowers, had their faces painted and presented the countries that they had made over the week at school.  Ton of fun seeing it all come together.  

As for me I am still doing good.  Been great to continue to read and have conversations with people about social and economic issues here and in America.  Also studying the recent economic crisis has been fascinating.  My impressions of America have changed a little, its been nice moving away and taking a whole new prespective on it all.  Super frustrating to see how spoiled we are in America, tons of money and oppurtunity, and see how we waste our great resources.  Still trying to figure out where it all went wrong socially and economically, oh and if anyone could explain why anyone is a Republican that would be great as well.  (If Glenn Beck or Rush are reading love to hear directly from you, David Brooks as well)

As for everything else, its pretty awesome.  Russian is coming along okay, kinda nervous to rely on just myself but I am at a point now that I can learn a lot studying on my own.  Plus I made Borsch yesterday so I think I am good to go.

Hope everyone is doing well!