So, Peace Corps Volunteers are an odd bunch by nature. And all of us don't arrive that way, but for some reason when you add a foreign culture and a Peace Corps Volunteer, you get an odd result. The above picture would be that result. With a bit of a nudge from Sara's Mom, she and I ventured into the rain today to take a black background with white sign and red letters for the Cooper family Christmas Card. It turned into quite the adventure, and really quite fun!!! Thanks, Sara's Mom!!!
Svatovo is seriously like stepping back in time and living in Russia, 30 years ago. It is incredible. You can see the sunflower mill in the distance in the above picture.
The sunflower oil mill up close. It was not running while we were walking by, but Sara assures me that when the mill is operating is smells of sunflower seeds. A welcome odor to the coal country near the city of Lugansk.
No city would be complete without a city center and memorial to the Great Patriotic War, aka. World War II. The one thing Svatovo has that I have yet to see is the memorial in pink.
Yep, I took this photo, but with a little playing on Photo Shop it is interesting in Black and White. I love that it seems so timeless. It was incredible to stand over the tracks and process the historic value of such a place.
A pretty cool house. I love the colors and blend. The leaves from autumn are almost gone and the rain made the colors even richer in tone. Simply beautiful!
I do not have streets like this in Lugansk. It was great to see wide empty streets, of course it was raining, but the quietness made for an interesting perspective.
The train tracks headed toward Russia and the gate keepers house. Every major and often minor road with a train track through it has a gate keepers house, especially closer to the cities and villages.
Many of Svatovo's roads are unpaved and quickly turn to mud with the rain.
I had a great time in Svatovo and will be back soon for a visit. I had a great time and always love spending time with Sara.
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