Day five in Novograd-Volynski! Why is this so noteworthy? Day five happens to be September 1st. What’s noteworthy about that? September 1st in Ukraine is the first day of school all around the nation. No matter the day September 1st falls on, this is theContinue reading
Chia In Novograd-Volynski: Day 4 (Fri)
Day four in Novograd-Volynski and sadly I don’t have that many notes from the day. It was one of those days that flew by, where we stayed up late and I was too tired to write anything down by the time I got back toContinue reading
Chia In Novograd-Volynski: Day 3 (Thurs)
It’s been a whirlwind of a trip so far. Hard to believe I’ve been in Novograd-Volynski for two full days already and that I’m on day 3. (side note, it’s also interesting reading back on all this and trying to decipher what I was scribblingContinue reading
Chia in Novograd-Volynski: Day 2
Welcome to my next day in Novograd-Volynski. I wake up still feeling a bit tired and jet-lagged (yet once again, I find myself waking up fairly early with absolutely no alarm to help me out) yet also bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to see what adventuresContinue reading
It’s Been 10 Years Since My Last Cruise…
It’s been 10 years since my last cruise and I thought “huh, I remember them being fun. I gotta do this!” Better yet, my girlfriend had never been on a cruise so I figured I’d drag her along and show her the ways. I choseContinue reading
Chia in Novograd-Volynski, Day 1 Part 2
Wow…holy crap…it’s been nearly a year since I had my last post about my trip to Ukraine. I’ve got at least six more days of a trip to write about. Not only that, I’m heading back there in about two weeks. My plan is toContinue reading
Chia In Novograd-Volynski, Ukraine: Day 1 Part 1
Finally, another installment from my trip to Ukraine. This will be recapping my first full day in Novograd-Volynski…a small town about 200km west of Kiev. It’s been just over a year now and I’m itching to go back but I don’t think I’ll be ableContinue reading
Chia’s First Day in Ukraine – Part 3
Ukraine has been on my mind a lot lately. Well, it tends to be on my mind a good bit considering it’s the screen saver for my Apple TV and also the lock screen on my phone (this nice picture of Kiev below). It’s alsoContinue reading
Chia’s First Day in Ukraine – Part Two
Now for a long-overdue continuation of my trip to Ukraine (if you want to start from the beginning, go to My Life Changing Trip to Ukraine). I just realized that we’re quickly approaching a year since I went over there and I still have yetContinue reading
Chia’s First Day in Ukraine
Alas, the time has finally arrived where I get to experience Ukraine for what it really is. I’ve done my research online, asked a bunch of friends and acquaintances what they knew about Ukraine (either from personal experiences or from their friends and family) andContinue reading