The time for "lasts"....

So of course in getting ready to move I do lots of things for the "last" time (although I'm sure I'll be back and doing the same things someday!).  Yesterday they took my car for shipping.  So that means I went to the gas station by my house for the "last" time, drove to work for the "last" time, and parked in my overpriced parking garage for the "last" time.  I debated if I should say bye to the parking attendants who are all very nice to me.  But I think that would have been weird.  Unfortunately this weekend I'll have to go to the DMV (hopefully for the "last" time!) to turn my plates in.  It's one of those procedures that should take 5 minutes but will somehow manage to take an hour.  :(  oh well.  So now the Focus has started its voyage overseas!  Here's a picture of the "last" time I parked in my spot.  And sadly I'm going to turn in my "AE LMW" Penn State plates!

~L

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