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PC Ukraine Group 13
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Rachel Cook Tkachuk Jun. 19, 2008.
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- Hometown(s) in Ukraine (if and where in PC or favorite city/vjllafe) or elsewhere outside of U.S.:
- Ladyzhin, Vinnytska Oblast
- Peace Corps (and/or other) relationships(s) bringing you here
- RPCV
- Relationship with Ukraine or other-than-US country, other than with Peace Corps:
- RPCV
- Favorite Memory from when in Ukraine or elsewhere:
- It was the beginning of a snow storm and I'd missed the last bus between my town & the town where my bank was located. With the flying snow, the only thing on the road in that frozen hour was a hay wagon pulled by two horses almost as old as the babushka & deduska who picked me up. They gladly offerd me a ride & nestled me into the hay with some blankets. I was actually toasty except for the snow drift gathering on my face. They took me to their village & luckily a neighbor was on their way into my town (by Lada). The wonderful suprise was bumping into the couple at a friend's neice's wedding some 4 months later. Such a lovely pair! (I always wish I'd had a photo of me buried in the hay on that snowy day!)
- How are you now (or how do you want to be) involved with this Friends of Ukraine group?
- Was forced into taking Presidency, but glad some others are trying to "rally the troops" so to speak
- If you are/were a PCVolunteer or PCTrainee (or related or friend to one), what is/was your PC Group number in Ukraine or elsewhere?
- Always welcome to call on us here in Chicago!
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I loooove the story of you snuggled under mounds of hey and going off to the bank in high style! I am doing FoU things today - kind o mad ea vow to spend tiime on this...you KNOW how hard it is - life just seems to get in the way of well, life! Anyway - today I draft some Trident materials - maybe we could use your memory as an article ...start a column on memeories and expeiences...Or, maybe you have an ide of a short article yo could whip out - an opinion or a motivatiol pieve or tell about how the PCV experienc e in Ukraine changed you...or how you think FoU can become more than a social network and become a force for good...
Well, time to getto work ...but first a little more coffee. Learned that in Ukraine - gotta take time to build elationships and to eat!
"Ginn"
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