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Peace Corps Ruined Travel for Me, But I’d Do It Again in an Instant
I served as a Peace Corps volunteer from 2010-2012 in Ukraine, and if I’m talking to fellow Peace Corps volunteers, they know what that means. I don’t have to explain what an amazing,…
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Easter in Ukraine: Church and Vodka at 3 a.m.
Easter in Ukraine Yesterday, I was dropped off with my host family in a tiny Ukrainian village for two years of service in the Peace Corps. They don’t speak English, I don’t speak…
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Eight Days, Naked and Happy, at Fox Bay on the Black Sea Coast
I heard about a magical place that Peace Corps volunteers referred to as Hippie Beach, a nude beach on the Black Sea Coast of Crimea where you can camp on the beach for…
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Climbing Mt. Hoverla: Ukraine’s Tallest Mountain
Mt. Hoverla, in the Carpathian Mountains, is Ukraine's tallest mountain at 2,061 meters (6,762 ft). A dwarf compared to other mountains, but the perfect size for an inexperienced climber. Like most places outside…
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First Day of School, Ukraine style
Today is another holiday in Ukraine, The Day of Knowledge, or as we call it in America- the first day of school. But, of course, in Ukrainian style they must have a huge…
