http://www.pcmoldovann.com my life and times in Ukraine and Moldova Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:34:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m in Moscow – first time in over 14 years! Wow, the city is amazing. Soooo different from what I remember. I thought Kyiv had changed in the 13 years since my first and second visits there, but it doesn’t compare to the change in Moscow. I went to Red Square ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/12/02/visiting-russia/ С днём благодарения! Today is a working day for us here in Kyiv, even at a place called American Councils for International Education (we are taking Friday off, though). We'll spend this evening with at the Campsey's, with dad and some other Americans. This will actually be my first Thanksgiving dinner ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/ I'm in Crimea this week, visiting partners and promoting EducationUSA. It's warmer here than in Kyiv- won't need the long johns that I packed, yeah! I'm in Sevastopol today, a navy port still home mostly to Russian sailors. I always find it strange in Crimea to be surrounded by Russian. ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/24/crimea-2/ Igor and I are both stunned by how much stuff we have. To think that three years ago I moved into this apartment with two suitcases - everything I had in Ukraine fit into two suitcases. This weekend we moved four carloads of stuff to our new apartment, and there's ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/23/moving/ So now we don't have internet at work! Yikes! There apparently was some kind of humongous electrical surge in the office neighborhood over the weekend, and something in our server fried. Apparently it was on the news, although Igor and I missed it completely, with reports of people's computers literally ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/17/more-internet-challenges/ We spent most of the weekend packing. Good grief, we have a lot more stuff than I realized. Amazing how much one can accumulate in 3 years time, especially when I was supposed to be here just temporarily! Our kitchen is back to state it was in when I first ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/16/boxes-boxes-boxes/ I made my first University presentation last night, about applying to MBA and PhD programs in the U.S. Wow, did I ever feel in my element! I surprised myself how much information I still have at my fingertips, but then again, I guess working for ten years at Ohio State ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/13/life-is-good/ I woke up really early this morning, tried to go back to sleep, and finally gave in - got up, turned on the computer, went to NPR.org, but paused before reading the headlines. My stomach in knots, my hands shaking. My country has confused me and even disappointed me so ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/05/god-bless-america/ I remembered I had to do something today that required my physical presence in the office, so I waited an extra hour this morning before venturing to the metro. The line was about 30 deep, and within a minute of me queuing up, another 30-40 people appeared behind me. People ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/04/metro-madness/ So the price of the metro (subway) goes up by 4 times starting tomorrow, from 50 kopeks to 2 hrivna. Can you imagine the public outrage of an increase from 50 cents to 2 bucks in, say, New York City? Granted, the price of the metro hasn't increased in something ... http://www.pcmoldovann.com/archives/2008/11/03/better-in-degrees/