This morning Dan leaves early with the driver and the translator for Liliana’s village (Zolotoye Pole, or Golden Fields in English) to get the necessary documents. They allow me to stay behind in the apartment with Liliana. About six hours later, Dan returns, and he’s visibly upset. They’ve returned from the village and attempted to […]
Liliana Becomes Ours
Please forgive the infrequent posts right now. In the Ukraine, you either have to go to an internet cafe or center to use Wi-Fi, but first you need to be able to find one, and second, you need to have purchased a time card at another location. As you can see, this presents all sorts […]
Aishe Restaurant & Yalta
Our flight to Simferopol is just an hour and a half–much better than a 12-hour train ride (although we may take the train on our return, depending on the prices). So much to tell. We stop for lunch at Aishe, a marvelous Eastern cuisine restaurant in Simferopol, and the director treats us to a wonderful, […]