Until I met you, Kiev.
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In case you’re wondering
The New Year is a much, much bigger deal here than Christmas (which the Catholics and the Protestants celebrate on the 25th of December, and the Eastern Orthodox on the 7th of January, by the way). Christmas is more reserved – aimed solely toward spiritual reflection and the singing of hymns and the like. TheContinue reading “In case you’re wondering”
There are fireworks already
My cousin is dragging me to a party at her theater after midnight, which may go well, or may not, depending on whether or not a bunch of drunk kids will poke their fingers at me and say “dirty American,” or mercifully pretend I am not there if they’re only half drunk. It’s only when I leaveContinue reading “There are fireworks already”
A gorgeous old building smack in the center of Kiev
Bears the following sign: (translated from Ukrainian) DEAR MAYOR THE BUILDING IS CRUMBLING SAVE US
My cousin the actress
Gets her clothes cut with a real knife during every performance of “Prologue to King Lear” (for more information, please go here, although it doesn’t look as though they have the info on the new play up yet). If the knife slips… And I thought writing was crappy.
Natalia A. 