A Week of Thanksgiving, Day 6

A Week of Thankfulness, Day 6. Today I am thankful for visitors from the States! Family will be tomorrow's post, so I will leave them out of this one. I am so thankful for my friend, Julia, who came two summers in a row to do English camps with me- one in Ukraine and one in Poland. It's just so wonderful to have someone from home with whom to share that experience. I'm also very thankful for my best friend, Tapley, who came to spend a week with me last year. It was great to show her around Odessa and have her see some of what I've done here and a bit of what life is like on this side of the world. Of course I'm super thankful for all of my friends back home, but it was so encouraging to have these two come visit. I'm so thankful for you two!

Julia gave me a "black eye" during our small group skit at camp in Ukraine, 2010

With Julia at the Odessa Opera House- 2010

Saying goodbye at the airport

In Krakow, Poland, 2011

With Tapley at the tire garden in front of my old apt. bldg.,April 2010

Taps and I at the Odessa Train Station, 2010

Getting ready to go to the monastery- probably a little more colorful than is appropriate. =-D

So thankful for my best friend!!