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Ukraine As It Was: Journals of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine — 141 episodes
144: America Has Bad Cookies
143: Post Office Redux
142: Post Office
141: Chocolates
140: The Expanse
139: Dancing Boys
138: Being a Customer
137: Saying No
136: Prelude to a Decision
135: My Marshrutka Route
134: -18 Degrees Celsius
132: Drinking with the Men
131: Man in Snow
130: Soviet Army Day
129: Conversations
128: Language Tutor
127: A Nice Family from L'viv
126: A Temporary Bit of Joy
125: Poem for my Cousin
124: Crosswords
123: Varenyky
122: The Coldest Cold
121: Sacks of Sugar
120: What Really Matters
119: Jet Lag
118: My Daughter's Eyes
117: No More New Memories
116: Back in Ukraine
115: Eulogy
114: Home in California
113: Death in the Family
112: The Move
111: Reflecting on Education
110: Packing
109: You Can't Leave; I'm Kicking you Out
108: Quick Hits as Things Fall Apart
107: Rip Van Drunkle
106: Stationary Conversation
105: Refreshing and Rejuvinating
104: Rivne and a Testy Dinner
103: A Tumbling Cat
102: Konyak in the Morning
101: Invitation to the Banya
100: Face Down in the Snow
99: May I Sit?
98: Zhenya's Birthday
97: New Year's Day 2006
96: New Year's Eve 2005
95: Clothes Shopping
94: Українськa життя
93: New Year Parties
92: A Giant, Metallic Brain
91: First Day Back in Sarny
90: Christmas Day Train to Sarny
89: The Swearing-In Ceremony
88: Lead Up to Swearing In
87: Fun at Prolisok
86: The Political Situation in Ukraine
85: Death to Fascism
84: Grandmothers
83: He's Gonna Use His Dog As A ... Carpet?
82: The LPI
81: Last Day of Classes in Pryluky
80: A Recurring Dream in Ukrainian
78: No Ukrainian Word for Feedback?
77: Trouble Afoot?
76: Bird Flu in Ukraine
75: Community Project Complete
74:Army Day ... But The Wrong Army
73: Trying to Find Work
72: I Could Rant
71: A Necessary Bit of Self-Reflection
69: Cannot Let the Fear Win
68: Why Do I Think This?
67: Reflections from the Teaching Journal
66: Do You Work for the CIA?
65: First Class, Best Class with Volodya
64: Bad Ukrainian
63: Symbols of Ukraine
62: Interlude 1--The Peace Corps Ukraine Blog
61: Checking in with Family for Thanksgiving
60: Problem with Snow
59: Prelude to a Problem
58: From The Teaching Journal--Getting Students Involved
57: Granny Takes A Dive
56: The Anniversary of the Orange Revolution
55: Uncertainty
54: Is He Trying to Get Booted?
53: The Party Itself
52: Prelude to a Party
51: Де завтра?
50: Home in Pryluky
49: Chatting with Other Volunteers
48: Debriefing with the Regional Manager
47: Bad Train Poetry
46: Samahon Buried in the Earth
45: Toasting When I Should Be Praying
44: From My Second (of 13) Journals
43: Teaching in Sarny
42: What Culture Shock Actually Is
41: Asthma is a Choice
40: Vodka in the Office
39: The Only Time I Wanted to Quit
38: Hands Remember
37: Incident on the Metro
36: Death in the Family, 1
35: Our Wedding Anniversary in Ukraine
34: A Short Reflection
33: Maybe Not The Same Saying...But Definitely The Same Idea
32: Personal Safety Day
31: Poeeeeem (from the Teaching Journal)
30: A Surprise Visit
29: Learning Ukrainian
28: From the Teaching Journal 2
27: From the Teaching Journal 1
26: Halloween in Pryluky
25: Birth and Death, Memory and Renewal
24: Reflecting on Cheating
23: Wind Chill and Diarrhea
22: Enjoy the Place I Live In
21: It Would Be So Easy to Go Back
20: Negative Feedback
19: Talking with Babucya Tamara
18: Bulls on Parade
17: "Together to the Victory"
16: A Wild Day on the Train
15: "You've Only Been Here Two Weeks; Calm Down."
14: Please Speak with a British Accent
13: Felt Like a Guinea Pig
12: Learning to Breathe
11: Mobbed by Students
10: Way Into The Hinterland
9: A Close Moment with the Family Bird
8: Following Like a Duck
7: I Blew A Fuse
6: A Group That's Going Well
5: You're Like Frank Sinatra
4: Mostly Nothing But Helpful
3: Learner Training
2: We're On the News
1: A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Ukraine) Introduces Himself