Today we set out for a summer trip back home……
...the kids are all getting quite skilled rolling large
suitcases – today several are going empty – to be loaded up for the return.
After a year of new, different & unusual, the list of
what we are looking forward to reuniting with is long. That said, before we start visiting friends & photographing fountain sodas, there are also several things I will miss about
our ‘quirky Kyiv’.....
Parking Freedom: It
is perfectly liberating to be able to park wherever you can fit your car. If a parking attendant happens to come by
when you park, you cough up the ~$1/hour.
If not, it’s free. No tickets, no
tow trucks, no drama. Love it!
Outfit Expression: It’s
more fun to walk out the door when you are greeted with such a range of
outfits. Sporty, sexy, ‘babushka’,
1980s….we have it all!
No need to worry about your own outfit. Seems anything goes.
‘Babushka Market’: Farm
fresh produce stands abound & the cluster of ‘babushka stands’ right near
my house are fantastic. It’s like a
farmers market everyday. Add the random
clothing, shoes & housewares stalls & you can almost convince yourself
you don’t need the big box retailers
(Zoe and her friend modeling the matching undies they picked out at the market when we stopped for fruit)
Turning a liability (no non-stop flights from Kyiv to
Chicago) into an asset, we are stopping in London for a few days en route. The kids are excited that everyone will speak
English. Xavier proposed we all speak
with a British accent whilst there…..I guess that’s the international empathy a
year living overseas gets you!
Here’s to summer & enjoying your favorites!
I love the undies shot! You are so skilled at capturing the freedom of outfit expression in Kyiv. I miss the outlaw parking already. And we miss you, too! Enjoy London and eventually Chicago! See you in August.
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