Trip to Kiev today

Today the my cluster went to Kiev. The trip went fairly well. Got to meet a few current PCVs and discuss how everything has been for them.

Also found where the concert hall and opera are in Kiev. That was a big plus. I look forward to attending those soon for concerts.

Kiev is huge. It's hard to explain how strange it is for me to be in a city like that. Particularly being around the tall and old buildings. It's just something I haven't ever seen. Portland has a little bit of that, but it's still a very new city in comparison to Kiev. Most buildings in Kiev are either from the Soviet era or from before then. It's very interesting to see so much history in action in just the different building styles.

Other than that I'm just preparing for another busy week of Russian, summer project preparation, and hopefully some fun as well.