Arrived Safely

So I have been receiving many inquiries about my journey and being here in Ukraine. I don't have much time left, however for those of you actually reading this here is a quick update!

I arrived in Ukraine and spent my first two days at an old Soviat Retreat with the remainder of my Peace Corps group (75ish). We were split in to clusters of 5 people. So far, everyone in my group seems really cool. We are learning Russian! On April 2nd we were bused to our communities with our cluster mates. I am in a decent sized town called Myronovka. I am very lucky and currently have access to any amenity I may need or want. I live with a very kind Babushka (Vira)in an apartment not far from my language instructors home. I have about a 20 minute walk to an from class everyday. Thus far, we are primarily working on language. I have four hours of language training a day, 1.5 hours of personal tutoring a week, several hours of technical coaching a week, and many hours of studying afterwards!

I am supposed to begin teaching classes in 4 weeks, eek! I will also be doing some sort of community project and summer camp for kids during the next three months. After these three months are up I will be moved to my permanant placement somewhere in Ukraine. Everything is still very new, however when I have things figured out more so I will be posting pictures and write more about my experience!