Day 4

We are finally over the jet lag - or at least most of it. We just got the internet up and running this morning (Friday). My power adapter about melted but I found another computer cord that is working with mine! The previous folks left a lot of stuff here. The flat seems luxurious for Kiev. There is a large screen TV and cable, air conditioning in the main room, a kitchen with a stove, microwave, and a large bath tub. We also found that the dollar does quite well in Ukraine and there are plenty of places to exchange currency; but it's hard to figure out what is what. Yurie has been very helpful and I don't want to go shopping without him but I think we could manage if need be. The boys are doing well. We have had a lot more family time in the past few days and they are really into reading. It helps that the TV is limited to British news and Ukrainian/Russian programming, though it's funny to see the American shows dubbed with a Ukrainian or Russian voice.