Chicken Kiev!

That's right!  My other exciting news is that I got my first assignment, I'm going to Kyiv!  In Ukraine! (I've been told it's no longer called "the" Ukraine.)  Some fun facts about Kyiv:

1.  It has a UNESCO site, the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Monastary of the Caves

2.  It does actually have a tour guide book which I purchased the other day

3.  They speak Ukrainian and Russian (I'm going to learn some Russian and try to mix in some Ukrainian while I'm there)

4.  It has a beautiful metro system (that puts other European metro's to shame in their opinion!)

5.  They are excited that Christina Aguilera is going to perform there...

6.  They are also proud of their very own Bond girl (I guess in the current movie)

7.  There are over 40 casinos (which I will be avoiding!)

8.  They have a female prime minister

9.  There seems to be lots of restaurants, an opera company, and a few musuems!

So, I'm pretty excited!  It's not going to be an "easy" assignment, but it should be definitely interesting and a good project!  I just have to wait to find out who my boss is going to be, and when I'm actually going to go!  Small details, right?  But it won't be for a few months at least!

~L