Ukraine

4 Things To Do in Kiev

Posted by Jenna on Nov 17, 2011 in Kiev, Public Spaces, Ukraine | 0 comments

1) Drink coffee.

“Is coffee always this popular? Or is it just because it’s recently gotten cold enough to wear a winter coat?” I asked my boyfriend’s uncle and long-time Kiev-ite. I’d been in Kiev for a day, and had already stopped counting the number of coffee shops and instead started keeping track of the different ways to

Impressions of Kiev: Quirky Cats and Street Sculptures

Posted by Jenna on Nov 14, 2011 in Kiev, Public Spaces, Street Art, Ukraine | 0 comments

I didn’t do any research on Kiev before traveling there. A last-minute decision to extend my stay in Poland with an outside-the-EU border hop necessitated a quickly packed suitcase and all energies focused on successfully getting a stamp at the border. (I did.)

Knowing very little about a city before going there isn’t

Underground Folk Dancing in Kiev

Posted by Jenna on Nov 10, 2011 in Dance, Kiev, Ukraine | 0 comments

I heard the music – an accordion and a hollow drum – before I got to the end of the stairs. The way it resonated, bouncing off the underground walls and slightly out of tune, I could tell it was live. A mass of people were clustered in the center of the passage. As I got closer, I realized that the cluster was moving. Paired couples with