The Teaching Experience Begins

First real teaching last Thursday. Nothing exciting, I taught a lesson on personal banking vocabulary to a group of Business English students. It was only for half the class, and Svitlana covered the other half. Next Friday I am supposed to take the whole period, and I am supposed to take this class for one whole period a week from now on. They all seem enthusiastic and friendly, so we should have a good year, I think.

On Friday I had to meet up with Iryna to continue working on the perpetually incomplete visa paperwork. I met with her at the main building of the university, which is just a block or so from my apartment. It's a beautiful old building, like so many in these parts.

With my free time, I've been walking around the town.

This manhole cover is so Ukrainian. Hahahaha

On Friday I also had a chance to remake some of the recipes that Tanya showed me.

A word about Ukrainian produce: That's not a carrot. THIS is a carrot.

Last night I went to a folk music concert with Svitlana at the local theater. She said that it was modeled after the one in Vienna, and was over 100 years old.

It was a really beautiful building.

The concert was nice, too. It was like the Beach Boys singing folk music, lol.

Anyway, it's bedtime for me now. L'viv tomorrow! Hooray!