One interesting thing about living in another culture is that you find different foods are available. Obviously, each culture has its own special dishes and most people have certain things that when they taste them (or even smell them), they feel nostalgic for “home”. However, it isn’t just complete recipes that are different across cultures, [...]
~ read more ~Stevie is 3 now and at a great age to begin understanding and appreciating traditions. The challenge for me is that I’m just not that creative on my own. Thankfully, I live in the internet age where I can find more ideas than i can ever use! One challenge for us as we celebrate Easter [...]
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A very popular side dish here is called гречка (“gretchka”). In English, these are called buckwheat groats. I hadn’t really heard of this and certainly never tasted it until I moved to Ukraine. Whenever Ukrainians speak about it, they always emphasize how healthy it is for you. Normally, it’s just boiled with water and served [...]
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Happy Women’s Day to all the ladies reading this post! March 8 (International Women’s Day) is a huge holiday here. As I learned last year, this holiday is also celebrated as Mother’s Day. This year Stevie wasn’t so overwhelmed by everything so he was able to participate more in the actual program. Here is Stevie [...]
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I first met Cindie Pike and her husband, Mel, about a week after I arrived in Ukraine in the fall of 1999. The church plant they were working with in the town of Kherson was meeting for their first public worship service and I was invited to tag along on the train with others from [...]
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