Last week while in Chicago we had the joy of the Ukrainian consulate (one of only 3 in the whole US!) for a "visa run"...... Not surprisingly we were reminded of Kiev there.....
No one at the window for a good 10 minutes upon arrival
Which - mind you - was carefully planned to coordinate with the whopping 14.5 hours a week they operate....
Not that the kids really minded the wait (thanks Apple!)
Honestly, how DID our parents survive without these?!
That said, I was REALLY reminded of home when we saw this girl's moving day outfit...
Yes - cheeks out for moving day with mom!
BUT things started to look a little less Ukrainian while at the DMV renewing my license....
Note the poster......no bribing the testing officials?! What fun is that?
And, the week before, things looked completely American while driving in California........lanes closed for construction with not a construction worker in site.....
While I'm pro-days off and all, traffic caused by empty construction sites makes one long for the union free, 24x7 "wild east" approach applied in Ukraine.
But the final confirmation that we were not in Kiev came today after a stop for ice cream.....
YES - that cone is DRIPPING!!!!!....
...a sharp contrast to the concerningly, non-melting cones one gets in Kiev. I have NO idea what they make them out of - but am pretty sure it's best not to know!
Here's to good times in summer - and hoping you are enjoying traffic free roads and drippy cones wherever you are!
Love it. I am going to do that visa run and license renewal in october. I cannot wait! And the no-drip ice cream cones in Kyiv? I was told it was due to the vast amount of lard they put in their ice cream. GAG. Miss you!
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