Ukie Food Segmant 1

So I have periodically taken pictures of the food I have eaten here. So, I decided to share in form of a blog post haha...

 I think it's so funny that you can buy buckets of corn in Ukraine. and 15 Grievna is about 2 US dollars.

 Borsch a Ukrainian Classic! I love it so much, and I want to learn how to make it! But it is basically beets and cabbage, potatoes, some carrots, onions, and a meat usually chicken. So delicious!

 This is an Ukrainian Classic as well, The men eat salo, or fat, on bread with chunks of garlic or onion. They also eat onions like apples here. It was tasteless, but did not appeal to me, and I don't want to eat it again. But there is often bread and sliced vegetables at every meal. Oh and of course cream, which I don't usually have a lot of, if not at all, because I can't.

 I tried an ostrich egg omelet! seriously one of the best omelets of my life!

This is my FAVORITE thing so far in Ukraine! Little Pancakes, which are basically little crepes!

Still to come .... cow tongue, and chicken seasoned potato chips! haha

Sick...and More Sick

I decided to go and get myself sick with bronchitis again...So I have been quarantined....and I am bored out of my mind. I was supposed to go to FHE, an institute dance, the temple to do baptisms, church, and the relief society broadcast this weekend. But nope I get to sit at home! YAY!

Since the last time I wrote though, my time has consisted of school, an ostrich farm, an equestrian center, the lavra, orthodox churches, catholic churches, Lyviv, Ukraine, sleeper trains, buses, big mama, a clock tower, a secret underground restaurant, my birthday, Auschwitz, Schindler's Factory, Kiev Temple, and General Conference...

This is an edited summary I wrote to David about what I did on our Poland and Lyviv Trip. I'll post pictures of everything today...

Tuesday-Taught at school and left for the sleeper train at midnight! Oh boy was that sleeper train an experience...I am sure you know me being a germ-a-phobe just loved it! haha I refused to use the mat on the train bc there was so much dirt and dust that I knew if I even got near it my allergies would probably act up...so I definitely just used the sheet and didn't even touch the second sheet until I was freezing...ya I made it worse for myself than it needed to be but, it was certainly an experience...
Wednesday- We arrive in lyviv at like 10 am and look around lyviv...yes this is my birthday day...we went to a chocolate factory!!! haha I had a lot of chocolate that day. Then we went back to the train station to catch a bus to Poland...We drove ALL night to Poland...the border took forever to cross and I didn't sleep any then either cus I was in the back of the bus...
Thursday- We went to the salt mines in Krakow, Poland! Oh my goodness they were amazing!! I loved the air down there. I felt like I could finally breath!! oh I loved it! Then we went to the hostile...so I love hostiles they are so much fun! It was like a giant sleepover haha..it was great, and it was clean so I was happy! Then we ventured out and went to Schindler's Factory...remember when...So you would think it would be mostly about Schindler, but nope, it was mostly about the war in Krakow and the Ghetto life...it was a great precursor to Auschwitz, very educational and touching...definitely cried a little...Then we got home and then we went to a pizza place..
I loved Poland it was so amazing, so beautiful and the people were much nicer haha...
Friday -  we woke up at like 530 am to drive to Aushwitz...what an experience that was....Then we had a tour of Krakow, saw so many gorgeous and ornate catholic churches! Oh I wish I had time to tell you all the stories and everything! I am just so tired...I may have to just do recordings!
Saturday- we left at 9am on the bus back to Lyviv, and didn't get their until 7pm and then caught a 930 sleeper train back to Kiev!

This week, when I am finally allowed to go back to school and teach, I will teach all week and then I assume saturday or friday night begins our 9 day trip. We will go to Vienna, Prague, Dresden, and Budapest. It should be a blast!

Two More Days

Okay everyone haha, give me two more days and I'll post an awesome blog! Well maybe not but I'll try...Last week my birthday week, we went on vacation to Kravow, Poland and Lyviv, Ukraine. Since then we lost a teacher at our school and we are preparing for the ILP directors to come. So, with eveything going on I have barley even been able to say hi to my family!

But, Saturday I will be watching conference all day with my branch so hopefully after or in between or something I can post pictures and update everyone! Love you all, thanks for waiting!!!