Not too much to tell today. Our facilitator did great work in finding the one notary in Rivna who would notarize our documents without Todd and I having the appropriate tax ID number. Who would have guessed that he would have been the head of the Rivna notary association! I guess rules can be bent when you're the one in charge. So that saved us a trip back to Kyiv, thankfully.
Our visit with Peter this afternoon was trying for all of us. It was our first visit without Viktoria who typically translates for us. To say Peter was frustrated about the communication issues would be putting it lightly.
After visiting Peter we went to the city center for dinner where we had been told we could find french fries. I know it sounds pathetic, but the options for vegetarians here make french fries look like a food fantasy! The french fries were only available if you ordered a meat filled main dish, so we had another meal of pizza.
As we left the restaurant a rain storm had begun, so we decided to take a cab back to the hotel. Well, the cabbie decided to drive us all around downtown before finally taking us to our destination. Our facilitator said he got what he deserved for trying to scam us for extra money when a police car backed into him in the hotel parking lot. There was lots of yelling and waving of arms between the cabbie and police—we decided to throw some money at him and make a run for it. Our facilitator, who thinks herself our parent while we're here, thought we were crazy and suggested we stay at home in the hotel more. I doubt we'll take her advice.
2 comments:
She has no idea what adventurists you are...although we can do without a prison story. I hope you threw US dollars since they seem to not be worth much anywhere else.
Stay safe
Lori
P.S. I thought it had been almost 3 wks but who's counting???
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