A First For Me…Time To Say Goodbye…

Even as I write this I am shocked that it is time to say goodbye to PCV’s.  Every six months a new group of PCV’s come in to Ukraine, which also means that every six months a group closes their service.  In the next several weeks I will say goodbye to Nazgol and Susan.  Nazgol leaves on close to Thanksgiving and Susan leaves on my six month anniversary at site.  We all move to our new cities and homes, and make great friends.  We enjoy seeing each other throughout the week and on the weekends, and then suddenly it is time for another group to COS.  The time just flies by!!!

So, many of us met in Lutugino about 30 minutes south of Lugansk, to bid Nazgol farewell.  It was fun to have so many PCV’s and Ukrainian friends together.  We all had a great time!  We will all miss having Nazgol around and it was great to celebrate her service together!

On the way to Nazgol’s flat we walked thru a large square and there was this adorable boy trying to play with the pigeons.  He would lay down and hope that they come to him.  When that did not work he would jump up and chase them.  It was adorable!

    

Some of us arrived just into to help prep.  It was quite fun to have so many people doing so many things and chatting away.

Katerina and I talking face to face.  She and I seem to find each other regularly late at night on Facebook and catch up.  This girl is a ton of fun!  And when my feet start to freeze here, because even though I love my boots, my toes are never going to survive, this girl and I are going shopping.

Cheers to Nazgol!!!

Eleven PCV’s and three Ukrainians, well four when you include Andrew who took the picture.  Thanks Andrew!!

    

Andrew and Nazgol!!  Love!! No,they are not dating, but this is just a thing they do…  PCV’s Nazgol, Rachel, Hailey and I…

Me with Nazgol and Rachel…  We had a great time together and will miss Nazgol, but we are already for the new group.  So excited!!