Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Obroshino, Ukraine

"Ne razumiješ, ali ja tebe razumijem?" (you don't understand me, but I understand you). She gave us hugs and asked us to come back the next day anyway

Oxana - store owner for 30 years in the village — in Obroshino, Ukraine


Street life -- village style


 
Mid-morning coffee in the park with a camera-shy friend while the kids play, avoiding the grazing cows


 

Monday, November 11, 2013

Lviv, Ukraine


We could have studied in Kiev but Lviv is so much cooler

Dasha & Andrew - Northern Ukraine — in Lviv, Ukraine



Chorna Kamianytsya, the Black House, was originally gray sandstone but has darkened over the years since 1577, when it was built. The tiny seat at the entrance where a guard used to sit was intentionally made extremely uncomfortable, so that the guard wouldn’t fall asleep (you can try for yourself)


Wrote in German that he loves Georgia, spoke to us in Ukrainian

David - architect and artist from Sakartvello (native name for Georgia)



Ivan Fedorovič, the first printer in Russia and Ukraine in 1572, looks over the Saturday book fair


Can I take your picture?
For a price.


Girl huddle to review photo shoot by statue of Taras Shevchenko