Thursday, April 7, 2011

Spring is here!

Dear family and friends,
We have not updated our blog for a while, as we have been settling into life here and taking one day at a time. The biggest thing since last post is that we moved to a new appartment in early March, which has made a huge difference in our quality of life. This appartment is closer to downtown, where many of our friends live and city life happens (tons of coffee shops, restaurants, cultural events). It is also not too far to work, about 25 min. walking. We have really enjoyed living in this new appartment, this past month has been wonderful. The weather also has been getting warmer, and we had several sunny warm days, which we greatly enjoyed and went on some very good hikes.
We are going to visit my parents and grandmother in Uzhgorod on April 15-17, as it is my grandmother's 80th birthday anniversary. Then, we'll come back to Lviv to catch a train to Poland on April 21st, and our flight to Cork, Ireland on April 22nd! Yes, we are going to visit Ireland!!! We are so excited! We will spend Easter in Cork and then head out to hike on the west coast of Ireland. We are flying back on April 29th into Poland (flights are cheaper from Poland than Ukraine). We'll spend several days in Krakow, Poland, as it is on our way back to Lviv. We are so looking forward to this trip, as pictures of Ireland look gorgeous. We will write about our trip and post pictures once we are back.