Since last Thursday we've been enjoying our visitors from Minnesota - Andy and Sara, Dave's brother and sister-in-law. We met them in Kiev and spent a few days there touring the city - visiting the many beautiful Orthodox churches, riding the metro, and stopping in at cafes for coffee and tea when our hands and feet got too cold. Now we're back in Donestk and our visitors are getting a taste of our life here. Yesterday we went to a Russian banya - a great cultural tradition (hot sauna, then jumping into an ice-cold pool, then back to the sauna again). It cleared the sinuses, and was a good time. Dave and I decided we should do that more often - not just when guests come. Classes have started again and the holiday celebrations are pretty much over for the rest of the world, but we're still celebrating with Andy and Sara. We'll post some pictures later.
Laura
