May

At the beginning of May I did water testing at our local hospital.  When I asked the director for permission he said,  “Yes, of course you can test the water, but I already know that the results are going to be bad.  So how are you going to help us get clean water?”  I am still working on that. 

For Cinco de Mayo a group of PCVs and Ukrainians spent the evening on a beach in Sudak.  It was a wonderful night and a beautiful location!

May 9th is Victory Day in Ukraine.  The day marks the victory for the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany.  I live in a part of Ukraine where most people associate with being Russian.  Everyone in my community speaks Russian and will tell me, “Oh yes, this song is popular in Russia.” Then, when I ask if they mean Russia or Ukraine they usually respond with “It’s all the same”.

Nice hat!