Embrace the Journey

After about a year long process applying and filling out forms I have made it to Ukraine and am ready to start learning. Throughout much of this time I have only known 3 things, 1) my departure date (August 19), 2) my field (TESOL English), and 3) my country (Ukraine). I still basically only know those 3 things but am now working quickly towards understand how I will serve in Ukraine. The Whirlwind Once PC gets going it is all a whirlwind. Less than 2 days in DC for a Pre-Service retreat then a day or so of travel then a 4-day training retreat and finally onto our first host families who kindly house us for 11 weeks of pre-service language, cultural, and technical training. I have been place with my language group in a small village outside of Chernigov. Language lessons began immediately and we haven't stopped. Today, being the first day of classes in our village, we wandered around asking people where different basic components of the community could be found. I understood