https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/home daily 1.0 2022-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1658886652527-XKUQZBBCRYJ6777OXI9S/Kaitlin_Vitt_Planted_Sunflowers.jpg About - Planted: Stories From Manitoba’s Natural World In the style of narrative non-fiction, I share the stories of eight people who are inspired by nature and have stories to tell because of it. You’ll hear stories of survival, self-discovery, and tradition, with a focus on species native to Manitoba. Proceeds from each book will go toward humanitarian aid in Ukraine. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/plantedblog daily 0.75 2017-09-04 https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/plantedblog/2017/9/4/a-new-country-means-new-plants-more-stories monthly 0.5 2019-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1504510708547-O99630RCHBADKC46IATY/IMG_2118.jpg Planted Blog - A new country means new plants, more stories https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/plantedblog/2017/5/24/tapping-manitoba-maple-trees monthly 0.5 2021-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1495690025172-GVT2W9WF23197TIORFUA/image-asset.jpeg Planted Blog - Tapping Manitoba maple trees My dad, the maple man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1495688802220-5804IC5OK4W7DOK3ZT91/image-asset.jpeg Planted Blog - Tapping Manitoba maple trees My dad tapped Manitoba maple trees along a field as well as some in a narrow forest. 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Make it stand out Kyiv is full of beautiful murals, including “Revival,” by Seth x Kislow, by near Andrivsky Descent. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/secondfrontukraine monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1697828931624-5FD2FU2C6ENPK7LJY8ND/Second%2BFront%2BUkraine%2BKaitlin%2BVitt.jpg Blog - 'One bulletproof vest is one heart that keeps beating' - Make it stand out Photo from Second Front Ukraine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/4585f25b-f75d-47c3-844c-925568cf89f8/Second+Front+Ukraine+Save+the+Brave+Medical+Kits+Kaitlin+Vitt.jpg Blog - 'One bulletproof vest is one heart that keeps beating' - Make it stand out Second Front Ukraine’s Save the Brave project supplies Ukrainian combat medics with high-quality tactical kits. 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How to celebrate birthdays in Ukraine My first birthday back in Canada, surrounded by friends and family after a performance with Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/cursinginukraine monthly 0.5 2021-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1611804431581-1PDS5EO5NYU1GOZL9NEJ/Ukrainian_curse_words.jpg Blog - A story about cursing in Ukraine The view from Lviv Town Hall. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/ukrainianpopmusic monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/bubny monthly 0.5 2020-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1590948592825-9O0WBL5RQ7GQ30ZKQVN0/Bubny_in_Ukraine.jpg Blog - Bubny in Ukraine Screenshot from the Polka from Vertiivka video on Bubny in Ukraine’s YouTube channel. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/missingukraine monthly 0.5 2020-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1588002369968-YGB0BIBFB76HZHOV4PWF/IMG_0121.jpg Blog - I miss Ukraine Dykanka, Poltava oblast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1587996017070-KYCV19R45523C8ZGL0BX/IMG_1067.jpg Blog - I miss Ukraine The ideal lunch from Kyivska Perepichka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1588002814447-RJJ3GJ5PYPQLUI8NONN4/IMG_0392.jpg Blog - I miss Ukraine The bus ride out to my family’s village. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/pysanky monthly 0.5 2020-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585521403842-HZD28DBVP9D9MZS0XJL6/IMG_7803.JPG Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs Pani Picklyk herself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585520207907-8VMQFFQYW28VY9AB11VQ/IMG_4028.jpg Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585520227061-13OG195HUBX42KDNX3SD/IMG_4035.jpg Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585520302478-8PAOUB8998LXEPCKWTFO/IMG_4038.jpg Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585521108467-7AEAZ3G23OKPZCZAAA6J/IMG_7775.JPG Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585521517245-IMLUKLNK4CRU8YYC1I86/IMG_7786.jpg Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585521310476-7I03TFZHGGUSBYTH8IZ7/IMG_7796.jpg Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585521188417-5GRDQ1LRV912ILOUWRIM/IMG_7866.JPG Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585521489650-3CFNOZ8IZ3YQXK6DF9JS/IMG_7887.jpg Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1585534924354-R0N4HDLXD2EGM9755X37/IMG_7881.jpg Blog - Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter eggs https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/vsi monthly 0.5 2020-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1582919808796-ZL8HD5F67WO4W9FAOVFM/Podcast-Logo.jpg Blog - Vsi: The Ukrainian Dance and Culture Podcast https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/sevenstep monthly 0.5 2022-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1579889603922-OZQGVMB4CD8M4S4ZP82K/SevenStepPolka.gif Blog - The Seven Step Mykhailo Vanivskyy, the artistic director of Yunist, dancing the Seven Step. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/post-ukraine monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1577589223075-8YJF1KY3BRHEMXRCA2BV/Lviv+Ukraine Blog - My post-Ukraine year in review With Natalya, Hannah, and Kaitlyn in June 2018 on our last night together in Ukraine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1577589411199-4TB3TUB24V9GRADK9JH6/SUSK+Winnipeg Blog - My post-Ukraine year in review Ukrainian student organizations from across Canada gathered in Winnipeg for the 2019 SUSK Congress from May 2 to 5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1577589726178-VQVW94PZLCDLO0PTZRFM/Vegreville Blog - My post-Ukraine year in review With Hannah and Kaitlyn at the iconic Vegreville pysanka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1577590232740-MDAWUSLRTGTXAKTZDX5G/Saskatoon.jpg Blog - My post-Ukraine year in review Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1577591436693-6E0475SS3720PV3JVT2R/Troyanda Blog - My post-Ukraine year in review With Vancouver Kaitlyn and Winnipeg Hannah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1577590439256-V77BJHHMELSM2ES9TE2H/Hoosli.jpg Blog - My post-Ukraine year in review Soprano Andriana Chuchman, accordionist Myron Kurjewicz, and Hoosl Ukrainian Male Chorus. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/podcasts monthly 0.5 2019-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1574539504607-MT9G5WND5P9DX6KLS3II/Ukraine_themed_podcasts.jpg Blog - Ukraine-themed podcasts Lviv, 2018 https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/ukrainiansuperstitions-secondedition monthly 0.5 2022-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1572726192204-Y7ANPRFCBJP2CJRD9M72/Superstition.jpg Blog - Ukrainian superstitions guide to a successful new year One of my first exposures to Ukrainian superstitions while actually in Ukraine was when I visited Mamayeva Sloboda, an open-air museum in Kyiv, in 2017. 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Courtesy of Rodovid Academy of Ukrainian Dance. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/ukrainer monthly 0.5 2019-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1567137724499-WZ2EE7U03MKMEROHTIU9/IMG_5340.jpg Blog - Ukraïner shares stories of historical and modern Ukraine Thanks to the lizhnyk, I learned about Ukraïner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1567138508168-36DFF9W5HILF0ND3A0SJ/21.JPG Blog - Ukraïner shares stories of historical and modern Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1567138607622-UWZ5P6B645DSEEWNVV7V/IMG_0070.JPG Blog - Ukraïner shares stories of historical and modern Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1567138500848-FAA70FU1OY92T74V3AOU/8.jpg Blog - Ukraïner shares stories of historical and modern Ukraine https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/yearinphotos monthly 0.5 2020-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746652676-LGX23XT193WW6FN63ID7/1.jpg Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Kyiv Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Ukraine is the central square in Kyiv. The 2013-14 Euromaidan started here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746619185-EWKQRTX34W34JCB0REE1/2.jpg Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Kyiv The Trade Unions Building, today covered with the Freedom is Our Religion banner, was burned down during Euromaidan, also called the Revolution of Dignity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746635898-L518W67MPF9C3IEF1UBO/3.jpg Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Kyiv We hosted the Virsky Studio dancers for Thanksgiving — 40 people fit into our two-bedroom apartment for a night full of food, including six pumpkin pies, and dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746746018-6F2HY08SPEVSHVW8769J/4.jpg Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Kyiv The Petrivka Market is definitely a site to check out — here you’ll find plenty of books, music, and other odds and ends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746670137-SZXFCH5RVMDQW0CAQG3B/5.jpg Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Kyiv Pyrohiv, formally a village but now considered part of Kyiv, is an outdoor museum about the homes and lifestyles of Ukrainian people. Myroslav taught us about the tsymbaly instrument and played us a few tunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746745942-RGFCKJ7378NLN53Q4N1X/6.jpg Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Kyiv This wooden church is one of the many buildings you can explore at Pyrohiv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746816670-05YISN43YBPFSJH85V3Q/7.jpg Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos At Pyrohiv, it feels like a true village, with interpreters and yard workers going about their days as you go from house to house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746763618-HNI74E9647A6YK3V8J16/8.jpg Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Chornobyl We went to the Chornobyl exclusion zone in October 2017 — it was fascinating, terrifying, and moving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746869658-NXUNODNOZLYFAAAESC3I/9.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Lviv Climb the 400+ stairs to the top of Lviv Town Hall for a view of the city. I went a couple times — it’s a sight that will never get old for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747043970-FAB1VPB6W2ZDVH02YQRP/10.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Zalavye I visited my family’s village two times during my year — once with my sister and once on my own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747035036-WWX1LHM4NB825PA8F1TO/12.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Tulova We celebrated Christmas in the village Tulova. A family hosted us for dinner, with a side of carols. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747279028-QETK1DCKBH5NGWCL0XFT/14.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Pistyn During the Christmas tour, we stopped at various spots around the Carpathian Mountains, including this church in Pistyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747154242-BFMPZXYD66UCVMCI23DU/15.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Kryvorivnya Kryvorivnya is famous for its Christmas celebrations and carolling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747214114-OC7V4XJ56ITAXO68UNEQ/16.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Kryvorivnya After the four-hour Christmas mass, everyone gathered outside to watch traditional carolling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747625953-CORJMP9Q34ZPJSD8FTBX/17.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Yaremche Yaremche, where we also visited during the Christmas season, is known for its market and waterfall. This lady had a stand at the market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561746943861-98I3ZJY97CPNSPJVJ5YL/11.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Lviv Wet Monday takes place on Easter Monday. In Lviv, there was a giant organized water fight with fountains, bathtubs, and water bottles for all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747388772-K8GL94ZONDA20KZC81GZ/18.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Tulova I can’t feature some of my favourite photos of the year without mentioning these guys, Funcle (fun uncle) Vince and Tato Kyrylo — they made our year possible! This photo is from our Easter celebration in Tulova. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747536615-R1OFPP36AXYXNSQ3NZF5/19.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Chernivtsi Chernivtsi was probably my favourite city to live in. It was quaint, it was quirky, and the people were oh-so welcoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747612892-N0343FY1JFJ1KHZ8ZCBL/20.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Vashkivtsi Malanka (Orthodox New Year’s) was my favourite holiday to celebrate in Ukraine. Along the way to the village, people dressed in costumes stopped us, we gave them money, they threw wheat in our car for good luck, and we carried on our way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747682276-TOIPYNS6I4ST2KP1HRM6/21.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Vashkivtsi We got to the village by 10:15 a.m., but the official Malanka celebrations didn't start until 11. There was still plenty to see, with people showing off their costumes and getting ready for the parade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561759858561-PNHGXRJWWQVIK8P64PH4/22.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Vashkivtsi The main attraction for the Malanka celebration was a parade, people having made elaborate costumes — including handmade masks — and floats, each one with a theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561747782693-FF716RYUTFQRFJHF1EOL/24.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Khotyn Fortress Ukrainian Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, depicted by this monument, fought in the 1621 Battle of Khotyn . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561757431034-O9G1M77Q5CFN7TW1RGPV/25.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Lutsk Sculptor Mykola Golovan has been working on his home for more than 35 years, covering the outside, inside, and surrounding areas with sculptures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561757229685-4VCFDYUO5YC69VF160P0/26.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Lutsk The Volyn ensemble invited us backstage to watch a show. Here, a sister of one of the dancers comes on stage for congratulations. In Ukraine, it’s common for audience members to rush on stage after shows to give flowers to the performers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561757317474-W3T0C0AWHOJUOOCNYMXW/27.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Lokachi We were lucky enough to see the Volyn ensemble perform multiple times — twice in Lutsk, once in Lokachi, and once in Kovel — during our two-month stay in the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561757611684-BCQT0HRIOZB69VUKCZMD/28.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Dykanka While living in Poltava, we went to a pottery museum in Opishnya and stopped in Dykanka for lunch. The restaurant put on a full production — we were welcomed by live musicians and man riding horseback and carrying a Ukrainian flag, and we were treated to a performance of singing, acting, and kozak dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1561757496133-K9XJ4AZNXID2T24S3PRP/29.JPG Blog - My year in Ukraine in photos - Khortytsia This island is home to the historical and cultural complex Zaporizhian Sich. Here you can tour buildings and watch kozak fighting demonstrations. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/susk2019 monthly 0.5 2019-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1560541724651-4AX7EPQ4LPVHUNWX17M7/IMG_7728.jpg Blog - Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) Congress 2019 Ukrainian student organizations from across Canada gathered in Winnipeg for the 2019 SUSK Congress from May 2 to 5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1560573498947-JOXG4WN39RGB38BMS4L4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) Congress 2019 The students wrote postcards to Ukrainian prisoners of war. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1560573281613-5234NF16UROUVBFUYKDZ/IMG_7537.jpg Blog - Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) Congress 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1560572646723-6L5B46I6HDDYPICPYS6E/IMG_7586.jpg Blog - Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) Congress 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1560572979659-8ES1HIMGEQXELH0P3LST/IMG_7644.jpg Blog - Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) Congress 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1560572680035-7IUR6FGPA1WNYQMI8QOQ/IMG_7623.jpg Blog - Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) Congress 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1560573634827-UXLC2KZ92VTDGWD00O5X/IMG_7805.jpg Blog - Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) Congress 2019 The students also toured the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/topensembles monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555385914527-OF35OG2VGQ09QKI8E1KB/IMG_6953.JPG Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555388330185-RPK7686IJJOX18TILX53/Poltava.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list We spent hours and hours at the Poltava Philharmonic rehearsing with the ensemble. The building was going through renovations when we were there — I can’t wait to see the building when it’s complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555460494672-QT1ODIDJJEPFUCIDB0VV/Volyn.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list A screenshot from a video of me and my all-star partner Oleksi rehearsing the dance we performed at my last rehearsal with the Volyn ensemble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555388805362-FNGDXJZJTUANNN8UMWXF/IMG_2328.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list Though we were sad during our final rehearsal with Yunist, we were still all smiles and full of pride because of how far we had come since that nearly puke-inducing first rehearsal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555389007177-BILNERNKJ4MDNZ7KS816/IMG_4660.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list We would arrive early to class to practise Volyn’s fancy footwork (and to have photo shoots with our cool leggings). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555389262180-F571B3JZQBZ3W0R0NNAN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list Note: This is not at all what we did during stretch class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555389547567-8J2N1BL7G10VBIHSSHCI/Eva.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list My sweet, sweet friend Eva — if I were only a quarter as talented as she is, I would be ecstatic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555389829407-4RG9350TSLIFW1LC7PP2/IMG_3664.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list Thanks to Leonid (back centre), my feet stamped in ways I didn’t even know was possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555390014234-XJOEI5VKHQ2E8JISGW16/IMG_1581.jpeg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list Hannah and I living the dream, performing Ukrainian dance with a dance group from Ukraine while in Ukraine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555390129426-HUYGT44UE7Z1VFH1FO8L/IMG_1121.JPG+2.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list The Virsky Studio crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555390275385-6FWIOWP5SZY4I0HWWUE4/IMG_0533.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list The one, the only Pan (Mr.) Poltava, a.k.a. Vadim Perepelken https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555391011693-2GVKCQOBIBJOC5GT4J50/IMG_4730.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555391082174-GY3TKXPHR12JF8V289TT/yunist.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555390510850-QCUI8792XQT4BKZ0BT6W/IMG_0558.JPG Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1555391250737-XA4QOV2V3I86X9ENQL8Z/Final.jpg Blog - Training with Ukraine's top folk dance ensembles: The 'Best of' list We were clearly very sad to have our final rehearsal of studying dance in Ukraine. But we knew it also meant that we had something to look forward to — visiting our friends in Ukraine for a polka or two and meeting others in Canada who are just as passionate as we are about celebrating Ukrainian dance and culture. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/ukrainiansuperstitions monthly 0.5 2022-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1546056195892-4M7O6B2IBX9RHIQ7QBAJ/IMG_3807.JPG Blog - Why I glare at you when you whistle indoors: A guide to Ukrainian superstitions My family in Zalavye hang flowers near the entrances to their home to ward off evil spirits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1546056633096-2FKCJCQGVG0W0YZ4GQIQ/IMG_0086.jpg Blog - Why I glare at you when you whistle indoors: A guide to Ukrainian superstitions Whistles on display at the National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1546058445113-Q3KINO6AT1W8W1PLIPMV/IMG_3138.jpg Blog - Why I glare at you when you whistle indoors: A guide to Ukrainian superstitions While exploring cities in Ukraine, like the especially busy capital, Kyiv, I was very careful not to step on anyone’s foot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1546059751495-5O24NWCYLUM1CA4EDGDW/IMG_5489.jpg Blog - Why I glare at you when you whistle indoors: A guide to Ukrainian superstitions This was my favourite spot in my apartment in Poltava. It’s where I spent a lot of time while at home, reading and writing and, on my last day, sitting to reflect on my time in the city and thanking my apartment for keeping me safe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1546060498626-WURHHDNA3X5EYW32OW2S/IMG_3014.jpg Blog - Why I glare at you when you whistle indoors: A guide to Ukrainian superstitions Kaitlin and Kaitlyn, here to stand on either side of you and link your arms so that all your dreams come true. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/news-about-ukraine-in-english monthly 0.5 2020-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1543992730250-Y0G77SW8DBEY1QC8POS1/Flag.jpg Blog - Where to find news about Ukraine in English https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/holodomor-awareness-week-in-canada monthly 0.5 2018-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1542770242972-6KUR3J448JVVIF06UJ1F/IMG_2918.jpg Blog - Holodomor Awareness Week in Canada This memorial statue stands in Kyiv. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/my-ukrainian-village-experience-in-zalavye-ternopil monthly 0.5 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539398943896-2DD5BJNRVGV307HU4MRJ/IMG_0312d.JPG Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil Mykhailo, my mom, Ivan, me, my mom’s cousin Shirley, and Hanna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539398224500-ZUUVA202ITCHPP9AR2QK/IMG_3740.JPG Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil My sister and I visited castle ruins in Terebovlya in November 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539398267724-YWEE00GKEM4ITP2H4BXR/IMG_3778.JPG Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil We went to the cemetery in Zalavye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539398512621-TXSO8NZSDTO2K79EK2OS/IMG_3789.JPG Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539398441022-BGU378FD832267PKPV1I/IMG_3801.JPG Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil Our family showed us their root cellar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539398377082-RELNMP762ZIGJT1RZWCP/IMG_3807.JPG Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil These plants outside my family’s home protect the house from evil spirits entering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539397969923-CS6MZC3DAOOKZYPSYNM5/IMG_0392.jpg Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil This bus drove me from Terebovlya to Lviv on June 25, and a similar one took me out to Terebovlya on June 24. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539399346762-A80O0M7UEZVEX2Z0MEY7/IMG_0334.jpg Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil Zalavye, the village my baba’s mother lived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539397256482-04Y866RBNQAQYJVYJNOA/IMG_0312.jpg Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539397262082-TZR283ELCRL1SNUA3MH2/IMG_0311.jpg Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539397267780-IO4T2E2PSXZOA0ZBMYLP/IMG_0315.jpg Blog - 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My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539397737828-GZLK91SQD6VOA4S2G11N/IMG_0377.jpg Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil The yard was covered in cherry tree branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539397844129-RXSVIJB9W9U6WERJHGUL/IMG_0387.jpg Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil Hanna in Terebovlya with her bag full of dairy products to sell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1539399962748-V1VIVKOUG703EB0O7VOG/IMG_0945.JPG Blog - My Ukrainian village experience in Zalavye, Ternopil Hanna, in 2014, pointing to the recycling plant near the village. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/8/20/the-intriguing-city-of-poltava-ukraine monthly 0.5 2021-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536091384252-P8ZKV086NL8KK64A8K6I/Poltava2.jpeg Blog - 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The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Hanging out at the halushky monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536085582250-OQHKVWC5XSZEFM79472D/IMG_5122.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536087071498-EBHV0DHEA6OWKUZK6WV1/IMG_5124.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536086995987-GCUW0HMZRU8722LRJ1E5/2b33ec0b-69bb-4536-a5cf-cd7f0b63758e.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Natalya, Kaitlyn, and I show off our Postmark Ukraine bodysuits in the Philharmonic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536087112195-JYH2ZZXTNDXO9DKHUIUS/IMG_5067.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Some delicious homemade alcohol gifted to us, “not for before rehearsal, not for during rehearsal, but for afterward if you’re feeling tired. This will help.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536087716949-KDNL0SFI29JZIS2U96YL/IMG_0558.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine The Poltava Ensemble ladies and Ensemble Kukurudzy. Photo by Cobblestone Freeway Tours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536088232734-IEVQVXNY9791TX93HGTE/IMG_0530.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine I am so honoured to have worked with Vadim Perepelkin. He uses the best analogies and metaphors when instructing, and his love for his ensemble shines through every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536087792630-U2J2GGNV24P1D6WMIWWD/IMG_0563.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine The men of the Poltava Ensemble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536088023398-NE4LQPU3JT60HEWOL560/IMG_0572.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Kyrylo aka Tato, Vadim aka Pan Poltava, and Vince aka Funcle Wince made our time in Poltava and Ukraine memorable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536087983123-4RH9YUK4S3RRCDU267JM/IMG_0589.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Hannah and her neighbour catching up one last time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536088198884-O4SG2GGCCYTAEH5HB0GV/IMG_0635.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine The cutest roommates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536091539133-COVJTSUZUJTMGBY2KHN4/IMG_0152.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Halushky: The prized possesion of Poltava. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089262910-RNOUXHHSWFIQ683VTU3E/IMG_5005.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089237000-QW2Z7OKJ5X6CYCHRNE61/IMG_5004.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089301487-C0SCESXBXYHGWIV60Z6K/IMG_5012.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089655572-XYEHVRINHSIAB2ZTV7F1/2e957603-1760-43be-a341-49f7ea2a2064.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine The Fab Four: The ultimate crew to explore cities with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089432504-KPIDXKZ6XWDACEVAI5QA/ac342c67-3a86-4891-ac8c-19f8d3a34fb4.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Keeping cozy on a Poltava patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536091105784-8J4BB1BA8LFMGZL4T7L1/IMG_0081.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Pan Poltava took us to the National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishnya, on the Poltava Ensemble bus, no less. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089861783-LL7U0WUG3EJZY74LQHPJ/IMG_0097.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine We crossed this super sturdy bridge to continue exploring the museum grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089829401-ZOPLQLJ7GWM6UNNPJ37I/IMG_0108.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine We each tried our hand at pottery. By this I mean we held out our hands, and the potter used them as his own to create something worth taking home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089994307-5ZTGVC55RVE9T5SHWPL8/IMG_0142.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine We stopped near Dykanka for lunch on our way back from the museum. Hohol’s The Night Before Christmas is based here, and many things at the restaurant are themed around the story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536089937850-GQI5JY7ERTXICXHLQDA9/IMG_0149.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine We got dinner and a show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536090214782-6CWPHHCOIPUXPDJTHUOD/IMG_0404.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine I loved exploring the lush streets around my apartment, which was near Birch Square. This area reminded me a bit of Winnipeg’s Wolseley neighbourhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536090090532-CHX4HJEQN5HM6DZJJRIX/IMG_0419.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536090456834-74ESB9D6ABQV0MV2G57R/IMG_0441.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536090654725-M38QKYF3Y3O3CXRUG6EI/IMG_0444.JPG Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine I always had fun exploring cities with Natalya, even if we had no idea where we were going. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536090832035-4ALI8UPBU3Q9IHEO77AH/IMG_5472+2.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine The courtyard of my apartment was so green and lush and beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536090822747-PXXB72NBDW3GX4PKR47E/IMG_5072.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine One day on my way to language class, I saw these Georgian dancers on the street. All year, we wanted to see the National Ballet of Georgia who toured Ukraine, but it never worked out to see them, so I’m happy I got at least a preview of this incredible style of dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1536092537993-18VJ0MUQ50RVEJGPY3YY/IMG_5091.jpg Blog - The intriguing city of Poltava, Ukraine Pan Poltava and his princesses. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/8/12/life-after-living-abroad monthly 0.5 2019-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1534129609786-BBSI0HP2FUNRLZNKP4MB/IMG_2433.jpeg Blog - Life after living abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1534129633921-7MBA7LF23JOSG0JIV1DU/IMG_2453.JPG Blog - Life after living abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1534129683885-M8UQTP8ZOWEQRSKSFTK8/IMG_6260.JPG Blog - Life after living abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1534130495984-PLND1YTEJJWF3ZNJD48Q/IMG_4348.jpeg Blog - Life after living abroad Another major adjustment: Walking/public transport isn't the main mode of transportation. Except when you're with my family and we walk from South Osborne to The Forks on a trail we didn't know existed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1534129943042-LBWWFJJZU2PSBG3VGJ9Y/IMG_3897.jpeg Blog - Life after living abroad Like a true Ukrainian, I try to spend as much time as possible outdoors and with my family, like during this fabulous dinner my sister served me one evening in her back yard. Photo by Breanne Vitt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1534129821297-7WKDWX68MOOC8WFB580G/IMG_3339.jpeg Blog - Life after living abroad Impromptu ice cream trips with my sister have helped me settle into Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1534130536684-CGROW9UYN2U3QYWFJH8P/IMG_5602.jpeg Blog - Life after living abroad The whole crew came to watch me perform at Folklorama Aug. 8. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/6/7/english-magazine-in-ukraine-whats-on-kyiv monthly 0.5 2019-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1530116328026-UMTCADKCL4QZTWMAA0RS/IMG_3764.JPG Blog - English magazine in Ukraine What's On Kyiv I went to Ukraine for my first time in 2014 with my mom and her cousin. We spent one day visiting family in their village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1530116422787-604VVAP4NJ11ESIWTD4W/IMG_4413.jpg Blog - English magazine in Ukraine What's On Kyiv Lviv was its perfect fairy tale self when I took photos of my friends Natalya and Justin in December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1530116636953-WOSESIHCB8R2UN7F28YJ/IMG_5150.JPG Blog - English magazine in Ukraine What's On Kyiv Hannah Picklyk sings her heart out at Christmas dinner in Tulova. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1530116856696-Q0SCXRYIW1QBZHOHAEX1/IMG_4870.JPG Blog - English magazine in Ukraine What's On Kyiv Chernivtsi was one of my favourite cities to live in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1530117014720-0Q9P0UMG504Y4SRNNMCP/IMG_7597.JPG Blog - English magazine in Ukraine What's On Kyiv To me, the odd home of sculptor Mykola Golovan is a good representation of what Lutsk is like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1530117277611-8FTSK8X38TVTGIVGTLUM/IMG_0681.JPG Blog - English magazine in Ukraine What's On Kyiv I had the opportunity to perform with the Poltava Song and Dance Ensemble in June. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/5/23/whattoseeinlutsk monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527094377515-3G9UAAUCWIE3K5QTNC50/IMG_4012.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527095012130-RGCBELWAP1GNW2KADW2W/IMG_7597.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527171238434-BH1G2DCSFIREW6WQ6OK5/IMG_7515.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527171257564-AQB4NCQPKASGK5QEGCD3/IMG_7513.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527094843710-HGPUXIWUJB0J7ACX8A7C/IMG_7514.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527171278997-R479J50XP13AEK4BKS5V/IMG_7512.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527094886377-75034PFB5XXSY1G8QR0J/IMG_7520.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527094924380-GUM332C875Y0OYBRXXE2/IMG_7523.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Around Lutsk, you’ll see sculptures of the town crier, someone who makes announcements for an area, in various poses. But Golovan made his own sculpture of the crier at his home, which he says is a true representation of the professional messenger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527094961672-SH569PYB7R5VYU8BS5YP/IMG_7526.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527094952516-OP6K60ON6OB049HNA3ZU/IMG_7516.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527171377195-O1BZBE7209VI89P6V8ZA/IMG_4016.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Photo by one of my parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527187535543-DYV398DNVBJFS6Z2HX3A/IMG_7536.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527186946494-Y2LX31XLIWY13QOQY4RW/IMG_7540.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527186879176-R29B554JIR38CVYAPSIU/IMG_7545.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Kaitlyn plays a tune on a giant glockenspiel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527186904932-YSBL52KV3JISFINTFT8P/IMG_7551.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527687936938-QOCL31OR25EQ2PLIZKK0/IMG_7574.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527186943902-VIBZP3OEE3WIM0WL9KWW/IMG_7585.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527187005664-ESADKCIFQIH9DWS706V8/IMG_7591.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Savannah, Natalya, and Hannah gear up for a snowball fight with the son of one of the dancers who took us to the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527191172911-8128JL3J6VQQ4RRGSUCI/IMG_7549.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Lubart's Castle overlooks the Central Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527686707564-FGQBWPH8CNOZOP6YF62A/IMG_3853.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527686565412-BOM33KBZML7HO2GO9WJ4/IMG_4025.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527686625745-GMF8GEJ94NLQ1HZC1JCP/IMG_4631.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527189280424-65TAG8TX6GGCLQMHW83U/IMG_4110.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine A couple booths over you'll find the correct spelling. ("Don't just sit back and wait, create your own future!") But where's the fun in that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527590710919-UICRAR1T3VRUPFJYK95F/IMG_7538.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527534663121-1V8M3C1XYS6YLGOO3VGT/IMG_9062.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527535024779-ZQ0HHFNU943G8H1UFEMI/IMG_9236.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527534936068-20VOPMO65SK9OQ1I642R/IMG_9068.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527534847821-BUDIVCK0QBVJH5PKL2TF/IMG_9134.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527534967477-PJLOP56LJWQJR2QCXF1K/IMG_9183.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527534882822-LPBDMC4IPT0OET98OTWW/IMG_9155.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527534906760-8ORSDFAUB57JWF8W8VKK/IMG_9156.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527534990486-2P4YXZV0W67ZEYEAAGJW/IMG_9225.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527534936029-QA38O2LD5MK46AY11L2L/IMG_9159.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527535047284-TN5H8O0A584CNO7E839R/IMG_9165.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527535052387-7VNHZWZET6LNGFA9O1ZP/IMG_9248.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527591099367-7I7P0OE1KUZNQSFTYA2Z/IMG_4752.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine - Radist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527591065694-UU3AFBBRXAJ7B3X9U6E7/IMG_7126.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine - Volyn ensemble https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527591145194-G83PYY2RNRO5GUCT3WGH/IMG_4761.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine - Radist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527590828062-MRHKA9LCSFF4XX419CAG/IMG_4779.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Joryc Kloc played at Obolon in Lutsk on April 27. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527688402532-9MLWNY02U1ZJ893GS6WE/IMG_7648.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine - Kovel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527688438774-9153B94FXXJU2WXHT6RJ/IMG_7632.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine - Kovel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527688436140-YFWVTBAEICJYFS9F57EM/IMG_9374.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine - Lokachi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625035799-Z2MBFGAVW596M0PTUQX8/IMG_7701.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine - March 28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625092601-HISHDJFN2AK3PES24IA8/IMG_9995.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine - April 29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625529201-KA8HAJOPOPCMIGKWEMYS/IMG_7685.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine My parents, my sister, and I went to the Tunnel of Love at the end of March. It wasn’t the most photogenic time of year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625443170-5IOGGGYFXKVCW9D2IKT8/IMG_7661.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625493022-LW9MHGZP5IU5DBE5CPDX/IMG_7693.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine The lack of greenery didn’t stop us from having a photoshoot. Here Taras from Cobblestone Freeway Tours shows off his moves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625619920-UQM3MEFET53M7LS5H65B/IMG_0620.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Photo by my mom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625560047-AAB7MVMT1JCHBJR702MA/IMG_7708.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine A woman sells magnets to us, likely the only visitors for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625611047-WLU3HMJHY8SSMS918R7H/IMG_9977.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine The track was filled with greenery and tourists when we returned at the end of April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625604561-CWMK4V71PSXE1Q0VYLZE/IMG_9994.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527625670375-WR2VRQ4ZT07F1WYB3G7Q/IMG_9999.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527689029320-936XBKPX4MVGY93VKHT7/IMG_7745.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527689236472-CWJE97VP8BCX6P9ER8ZW/IMG_7755.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527689017918-PVD3BDBGQM1C7MRLWMM5/IMG_7751.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527688923950-4HXZ38J3LBZD62CQGAV1/IMG_7744.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527689126875-82LYJRL7BEQ9A4S8CU1D/IMG_7758.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527689300025-LIINUA8OFF8FROF8QVPH/IMG_7741.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527688897336-V8C0XYP8RG3CDJ1B6B5V/IMG_7733.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527688734613-CLDCAM6B8TE0RX4WEK8R/IMG_7718.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527688779788-Y274NLXFY6TJTX8FQ6WK/IMG_7719.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527689281567-WHEJ25FQNDA4WHS26RXL/IMG_7723.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527688826643-HUEBVVBD8HXTSSDF4TDD/IMG_7728.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527686884885-FVA6KX0B4A5TGFPCK35C/IMG_5236+fb.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Find a fountain to sit on to do one of the most entertaining past times in Ukraine — people watching. Photo by Hannah Picklyk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527687032418-A7WI30ZNUWFS7NGP2DWJ/IMG_7408.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527684435659-Y2GWAOGY6JPC4A83FARP/IMG_7438.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685654079-JU31WZHEOENCYWMK15F5/IMG_7432.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527684652657-0OVPCL3JJL4UU1XB6ILD/IMG_4079.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685475766-XFNWUTQ38RS3K9DOLAXY/IMG_7445.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine I like Lutsk because it’s full of contrasts — on a street parallel to the clean, beautiful, and well-kept pedestrian street, you’ll see buildings like this, covered in garbage, falling over, and abandoned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527684915961-LU54G5LPS9673LDO9NAA/IMG_7456.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685498074-SLAH8D6JKO15OMYA3NFX/IMG_7458.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Poet Lesya Ukrainka lived here, in the Kosach family home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685156274-LNDVE274K24845BG6U5W/IMG_7474.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685920070-R3QDRXIUJ3MA4EMFWAW7/IMG_4607.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine We went to School #25 a couple times during our stay in Lutsk. One time we went so students could practise speaking English (which they were great at, by the way). Hannah Picklyk took this photo of me admiring one of the murals in the school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527684943212-SME7CCNTTQVRJYNW2H2Q/IMG_4667.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine If you walk to the edge of Central Park, you’ll hit the Styr River in Lutsk. People fish, cook shashlyk, and play games in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685130477-3ZQ7P3MLIJVC9739Y730/IMG_4684.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Central Park is full of benches, paths, and greenspaces for locals to enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685061885-XH6SML2SNRT5UE7559C7/IMG_4682.jpg Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine In Central Park, there’s an amusement park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527684703877-WAQLFWEBC6R67SXMHPRI/IMG_9266.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527684733326-U5QCYP9J1GVH4CS30UI0/IMG_9125.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Do Hannah, Kaitlyn, and Natalya have matching sparkly market shoes? Of course they do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685271958-ZD2OT92A943KAZ5LCBO7/IMG_7535.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine Lutsk is full of beautiful greenery and flowers, including on its buses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1527685366957-D41LUVO5EO9KFZWLU8PK/IMG_9267.JPG Blog - What to see in Lutsk, Ukraine A Taras Shevchenko monument stands in front of the Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University. (And, not pictured, a Lesya Ukrainka monument stands in front of the drama theatre, named after Taras Shevchenko.) https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/5/11/inside-the-volyn-ensemble-studio monthly 0.5 2019-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525974616839-WC43YYB5CGFCV7FZ8VVM/IMG_4904.jpg Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio Па-па Канада))) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525971838084-HKZO078AIIKIXKEP6NUP/IMG_9514.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio The Volyn philharmonic is one of my favourite buildings in Ukraine. Photo by Hannah Picklyk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525972486816-ACY70X0URVY05RGN06Y9/IMG_4013.jpg Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525975037203-FMMRNGP5FNK0A5J5X5DU/IMG_4023.jpg Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio Three eager beavers practise their brisés (and smiles) before class. Thanks for the pic, Mom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525975173266-3NEEKHL60E88SMYIXJVP/IMG_4658.jpg Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525979855948-JB6XJF73V0QPXWAOLDDO/IMG_9416.jpg Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525979909900-XWH5MTTZKFLJUPHJR4U9/IMG_9420.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio - This hat is truly enchanted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525979899990-CJ9D9L9Q0NUEYA0WCEHD/IMG_9422.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525979951971-89PVPWZRBRRKFSELCSSF/IMG_9423.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525980095399-6WIG2FKPER3DGIG66FNE/IMG_9425.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525980502310-FFUZ36BXD8YPHCZNJ09W/IMG_9428.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525973592266-MIXSYX4WV0UVC9B6U9NZ/IMG_4152.jpg Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio Valeriy Smyrnov shares his Volyn ethnography expertise with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525973911929-X0FRSE1ML2B2EFHIEIRD/IMG_4662.jpg Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525975427011-E0K9WU2BTNZYI2B7EWNS/IMG_7134.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio The first show we attended was the spring concert on March 7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525981002765-6CQRG3HN2XB98U99OHO0/IMG_7126.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525975359728-3VQ6YLROXJVLDJYTWJOF/IMG_7128.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525975394018-OP0CHS2B9SQO4DFC06S3/IMG_7132.JPG Blog - 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Inside the Volyn ensemble studio I'm proud to say I can now offer krumping workshops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525969659728-ZIBN5N5HJ3R89RQNIFUM/IMG_7599.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio Thanks for showing us around town, Tanya and Lesya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525972715516-RG04EEIR61TR6DER4EMR/IMG_9527.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525973304996-KJZMPPCJV90XGSPQABMC/IMG_9825.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525972696628-UTJJOHC8BHUYRIJ7TZOH/IMG_9679.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525982304294-3GTSRNZWUCGEKNUI2GNG/IMG_9706.JPG Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525974152651-V4GKKEU196XZEOVITBLN/IMG_4021.jpg Blog - Inside the Volyn ensemble studio I'm pretty thankful that four out of five immediate family members came to visit me during my time in Ukraine. 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Caving in Ternopil Oblast Our tour guide dog chases a stork in the field we walked through to get to the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525286809725-POXLRIJ0W2Y8RYN7A1R3/IMG_8938.JPG Blog - Caving in Ternopil Oblast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525286854073-N2YGTWE8YWQQQ6615X58/IMG_8934.JPG Blog - Caving in Ternopil Oblast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525287621683-4ZO33OR93GG4YTJMS3O7/IMG_8993-edit.jpg Blog - Caving in Ternopil Oblast Photo by Natalya Shevchuk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525287004696-XX3ZMGEN5G59PF0A5AQZ/IMG_8941.JPG Blog - Caving in Ternopil Oblast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525287042810-YGUHZZGKFSVNV2H3P8G6/IMG_8965.JPG Blog - Caving in Ternopil Oblast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1525287076860-A8IJ1PENSML9U2WU6F8E/IMG_8974.JPG Blog - 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Easter in Ukraine Outside churches, people would gather to get their baskets blessed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524137678978-LA8KLJAKCC573Z1MYYJJ/IMG_7911.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524137830260-08EAI1M7D1PKYZ9U1FYQ/IMG_7926.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524137866094-IJ3PNR8NJLG1R1DL80SN/IMG_7933.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524166131484-9IEAANLQVTG2616XDPXK/IMG_7978.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524166309612-XED1DAYDCT0H60SSU7R8/IMG_7980.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524166330438-W0JZJMBLR7C0TMQBCSVU/IMG_8006.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine - Who wore it best? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524166207393-2VERGM7ZUZBB07LGOF9L/IMG_7981.JPG Blog - 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Easter in Ukraine - During https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524332578939-DA246893ZAZR2YRL72JW/IMG_8247.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine - After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524331279756-J6HDL6RZWY25T9Q5GYUQ/IMG_8090.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524331522067-ROPBAB6QIQ4ZK3NF7ZRL/IMG_8123-CV.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine Photo by my dad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524331829272-IFVRWIIQ7Q4ZKNW3RWZ2/IMG_8175.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524331917255-3KRX2SB199PEACCQ9LYS/IMG_8178.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524332016709-Y9N1RZE3LSDZ8LSMR4C4/IMG_8200.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524331451655-66MTS7E59L5X0M3PGZIU/IMG_8107.JPG Blog - 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Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524336418185-I3J06L7AZJLU43J6SC39/IMG_8345.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine Hannah makes a song request. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524336683285-HOH5WLHBSJPUMH1MLCXV/IMG_8371.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524336517898-QCI3BY4Y3VE7H67T4LX9/IMG_8388.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine Our driver, the Cobblestone crew, and Natalya were all smiles after the meal we just ate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524336592850-C9GP7MWNWFF3VHUV246N/IMG_8414.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine Photo by Cobblestone Freeway Tours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524338270895-G3G4YM4LAXCMN0WEHRL8/IMG_8427.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine Vincent Rees and Kyrylo Kozachuk of Cobblestone Freeway Tours AKA the people taking care of me this year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524338944394-8536NFDMB8TSY4U75W5M/IMG_8477.JPG Blog - 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Photo by Cobblestone Freeway Tours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1524340191414-S3Q6DANCOSBKFS4KJCLX/IMG_8882.JPG Blog - Easter in Ukraine We took the shortcut across the field to meet up with the others in the morning. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/4/6/ukrainian-themed-books-and-films monthly 0.5 2019-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1523032682239-4MPN50R58Y5ZDGCYSIAS/IMG_2535web.jpg Blog - Ukrainian-themed books and films This building now covered with "Freedom is our religion" was burned during the Euromaiden Revolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1523032008275-6T4RY9UWDHTP2VNBY23Q/IMG_7597.JPG Blog - Ukrainian-themed books and films Mykola Golovan's remarkable house is in Lutsk's Old City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1523033606695-LM6BOW00LOHRLF2GR2PG/Kyiv.jpg Blog - Ukrainian-themed books and films Servant of the People is set in Kyiv. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/4/1/that-time-i-feared-for-my-life monthly 0.5 2019-10-22 https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/3/18/english-mistranslations-in-ukraine monthly 0.5 2018-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1521383633971-7CMXVXKWT16X0RZ27IOE/IMG_3207.jpg Blog - 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Her husband, Stas, plays clarinet in the Buko orchestra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1520423794364-235CR0TZZD73Y6YGZ4SI/Photo+on+2-15-18+at+22.07+%234.jpg Blog - Exploring the streets of Chernivtsi Crimped hair, don't care. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1520425217346-VDLTNVTI81IXT73WXREN/IMG_4855.JPG Blog - Exploring the streets of Chernivtsi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1520425514659-2J1LYGJ9BVT1OB5P1XL9/IMG_4863.JPG Blog - Exploring the streets of Chernivtsi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1520425376983-30TP26K5558KM15TH4DP/IMG_6351.JPG Blog - Exploring the streets of Chernivtsi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1520424515367-6L25BCJE44C6EQNVQ8LQ/IMG_3701.jpg Blog - Exploring the streets of Chernivtsi So long for now, Chernivtsi. Big thanks to Roman for managing to carry one of my infamous Ukrainian plaid bags that I filled with a surprising number of items. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/2/16/bukovyna-state-ensemble-of-song-and-dance monthly 0.5 2018-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518815252766-QV1XDHU5MEOF1UNIRUXP/IMG_1019.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance We talked about our performance on Dobroho Ranku, Bukovyno ("Good morning, Bukovyna") on Jan. 24. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518816101895-3NWIA348Q7N492FRHCJB/IMG_6323.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518815740882-KM84R1WO9XUTF7WES4C3/IMG_6343_edit.jpg Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance - Just trying to fit in with the Buko ladies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518815948964-J6S8WK4ATSJ8P03MT0VY/IMG_6324.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518817003246-UW7GI909NE5B6ZQTGEFT/IMG_6267.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518817071648-B9J4SFCXEBO0NMKU6MY4/IMG_6238.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518817061478-XRN7LQ5HIH3B73HWM9FP/IMG_6300.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518817031768-2T4ZZIIQG7AE9GXB28QB/IMG_6273.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518816969012-CDRAE5K8FGA151TRD2E6/IMG_6262.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance - Jan. 21, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518817092333-5QDYSES26N0UCF1G2AHC/IMG_6312.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518816864262-4J1NW6H1UB4TSBP4FQ1D/IMG_3502.jpeg Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance The Canadians and Romchyk, the best tsymbaly player in Chernivtsi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1518816254789-MTJM4B1EMVIVFZMC6T9R/IMG_6246.JPG Blog - Dancing with the Bukovyna State Ensemble of Song and Dance We watched the ensemble perform a holiday dance at the open air museum in Chernivtsi on Jan. 21. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/1/26/malanka-in-vashkivtsi-and-chernivtsi monthly 0.5 2020-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1517001658970-9XRNO7V482V20AR6PQ0Y/IMG_8006.JPG Blog - Malanka in Vashkivtsi and Chernivtsi Thankfully someone handed me some cheese and kubasa as chase for my morning horilka shot. 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Time to go home. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2018/1/20/christmas-in-the-carpathians monthly 0.5 2019-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516485135738-7AS3GTNH7VI02A0W6JEQ/IMG_4799.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians You can get a birds-eye view of Lviv from High Castle, but don't expect to see much of a castle — the remaining ruins are minimal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516485688418-M2LEZPOQFTI6JSJ2GLN6/IMG_4743.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516485757307-LIAT2TAY1FO66P6CS77Q/IMG_4767.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516485820619-PW5HY7PJMXUF7T7275AJ/IMG_4779.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516552456481-XMYLYPN0WA2G4A65DTXN/IMG_4812.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516552587454-GJ32RUT9LOTG6FQHO3GJ/IMG_1892.JPG Blog - 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Christmas in the Carpathians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516731512900-H5OG397FAXD550RTPC12/IMG_4942.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians The woman showing us around the village wasn't positive why so many of the tombstones were blue, but she suggested maybe it's to signify the "cold, like their hearts." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516731895081-5DYWMX2JL0NGCSG0PJ3V/IMG_4973.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians People decorate homes to show there was a marriage in the family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516736206324-3T3544IVGLUS0Q0S437B/IMG_5033.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians The people of Tulova made our experience unforgetabble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516736330913-4MLAW15SBY3CE50O0VHL/IMG_5067.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516736386297-GV238LFM5Z4HO75ZLC8W/IMG_5064.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians As we rolled and pinched, the varenyky experts watched on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516737620035-FMHE3YU4KHRSM49E636F/IMG_5080.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians Expectations... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516736449439-4A33MWHHYWEKW7W3E2D0/IMG_5078.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians ...reality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516736030981-B29LAJ92OXZSM6Y9SC8K/IMG_5006.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516736111141-WXLY6CJ1PXNQWJWSRYYF/IMG_4999.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians Dishes included liver (pictured), holubtsi, varenyky, chicken battered in egg, pickled vegetables, creamy salads, and so much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516737121704-3JI5V7NG054ZXI330V2V/IMG_5091.JPG Blog - Christmas in the Carpathians The carollers started singing by the window before the hosts invited them in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1516737238862-GOLGL8VJNLB2YJSVRK8F/IMG_5131.JPG Blog - 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She tied this one in the style people in Hutsulshchyna would wear during winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1513713760388-HJ6OR6PPMBWABFMW88VE/IMG_4127.jpg Blog - St. Andrews Day and other traditions in Lviv Once the wool dried, the balls changed to a beautiful purpley-grey colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1513714078536-7V9NDHKIA9LZXMH7ZBBR/IMG_4149.jpg Blog - St. Andrews Day and other traditions in Lviv Hannah and Kaitlyn happily show off their head scarves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1513714382573-9Y0DDJOYEKGMT9A7XCIX/IMG_4167.jpg Blog - St. Andrews Day and other traditions in Lviv https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1513714429460-RJC0OXY43WVEJP5Q8LJI/IMG_4175.jpg Blog - St. Andrews Day and other traditions in Lviv We had to work to get a bite of the beautiful and delcious kalyta. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2017/11/21/family-abroad monthly 0.5 2018-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511279080923-R4IT3Q1GG5ZV0F3CW57S/23555296_916868691799847_658342121_o%281%29.jpg Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad We stopped at castle ruins in Terebovlia on the way out to our family's village. Photo by Cobblestone Freeway Tours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511277635587-1SB35O804GST6RERNZE0/IMG_3765.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511277546913-0SZXW794K0FV5J1GBSR5/IMG_3756.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511278521433-JUS3K5H6XCIWLCIOZHAN/IMG_3831.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad We walked through one day, which is definitely a site to see if you're in Lviv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511278552687-6NK6LO6LG9WHEW4QPTHR/IMG_3844.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad - Lychakiv Cemetery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511278583776-1QNOJ029G7Q1KMNQOV74/IMG_3822.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511278300732-RJWLO3CF62YUB3BA8EBZ/IMG_3769.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511276810393-9UAP7MXM9YS1T6MTZDKO/IMG_3807.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad The flowers above the door protect against evil spirits from entering the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511276939213-VXW2GP5S1KTBVM9JUWLJ/IMG_3799.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511276879920-YB17ZE4IT3YZAQG6L8IW/IMG_3801.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad We got to check out their bountiful root cellar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511277015708-TO614UR4CGG8R3ED9IR7/IMG_3803.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511277906567-RA9DPTBBY1OEPXFJFI3V/IMG_3789+edit.jpg Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511277107531-BXWHS1U4OY56W0YYA4YN/IMG_3782.JPG Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1511276264391-878XAWPNZJUBA95YPYUT/IMG_1631+copy.jpg Blog - Missing family, making family, and visiting family abroad Proud to say that it was the debut of not only me performing with the Yunist Honoured Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, but it was also the debut of my new red boots. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2017/11/6/my-time-in-kyiv monthly 0.5 2019-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509987797741-RQQ4O160C015MHCAM49J/IMG_2394.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509987769057-KDL4W5WPK7FWG05GQFWK/IMG_2391.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509987789443-3PR73F3TAMSNQHDGBNQU/IMG_2415.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview The original museum, only a couple rooms big, is still on display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509987798831-I67XE7K72VFTF3XG7QZK/IMG_2421.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Taras Shevchenko's burial site overlooks the Dnieper River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509987820082-WUK7D4RL5GMRRC0ODM9Q/IMG_2422.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509987810495-ZAIWYUUGKHKGHCV5VBNM/IMG_2447.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Besides the preserve, we also stopped at a church in Kaniv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509988502366-P6URO86ZAAV0N5UBQQCB/IMG_2497web.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509988488611-VNFTNY8PQUXVVLRTG283/IMG_2511webcrop.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509988499455-16QUO0FYBOLMPN6PA8HR/IMG_2525web.jpg Blog - 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No problem. To slightly melt our butter, we just used a large spoon and the stove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509990473243-NV2D5VDBBIGQ91W4MHKJ/IMG_2837.JPG Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview The pie plates were a bit too deep for our liking so we altered them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509989645247-LZVQED728QB0ZLETM47C/IMG_28622.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview A big thanks goes out to Hannah for our lovely День Подяки (Day of Thanks) decorations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509990146866-XFO6NP9DZE2YYQDM274D/IMG_2867.JPG Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Among our appetizers were one of our dance instructor's pickles. Natalya, our friend, go-to person, and Virsky dancer, came to Thanksgiving and brought her mom's pickles. 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Needless to say, they were some pretty famous (and delicious) pickles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509989955265-OHDE9JZZVCN6O7D2BA2X/IMG_2886.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509989949198-5C9BTQIS2OB68IJ7U46A/IMG_2905.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991186722-VCQ6X2RFKL98JS2YRV84/IMG_2925.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991191930-R4MPXDGN86YK4HT9OFBC/IMG_2939.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509999891384-SEMCG5JEVAJOGA3HY3HL/IMG_2973.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview The eyes on the sash offer protection from evil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991198290-RRSGFKMZ6TUMUFM19S8U/IMG_2954.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Many people have created similar paintings to this, featuring a Kozak sitting cross legged playing a bandura with a horse in the background. The various objects in the painting symbolize different things, but overall, our museum guide said this painting symbolizes the proud Kozak history. Ukrainians hang it in their home for protection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991205161-G7ON3ZQ0NSY9RECJA22Z/IMG_2958.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Lots of Ukrainian artwork features watermelon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991210598-6VY5HM894EWFT3QII8LY/IMG_2960.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview People also hang a photo of a village in their home to symbolize calmness, peace, and harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991216255-JTU1SQMN3KQPMKC8YW5F/IMG_2962-crop.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Another popular painting in homes is of two lovers, with a mother in the distance holding a stick. This is to warn people that their mother is always watching. The woman in the painting is often pulling away from the man because she doesn't have time for boys during the workday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991232751-WNB1188L39N7TB186B09/IMG_2964.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview There was an exhibit with beatiful white on white embroidery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991259229-WFO44X8WB11EOA7Z83OX/IMG_2981.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview We also checked out the museum's shop that featured photos, paintings, embroidery, and crafts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991250653-693XBJVH12POSQDM0B39/IMG_2974.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Petrikivka is a popular style of painting. The artist uses a brush made of cat hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991273899-AP6M5EKSGP2U927N4CY0/IMG_2985.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview I took this photo last month, but the flowers in Ukraine are looking just as healthy and bright as ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509991283335-SNS84EMGMULK28H7W4XJ/IMG_2987.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview We ate lunch at the nearby restaurant Tsarskoye Selo. It was delicious but expensive. I think I paid $10 CAD, or even more, for lunch, which for what I got (borscht and varenyky) was overpriced in my opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1509992262211-TTNXGXR9O3AKQU7H2SD0/IMG_2918.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview At a park on the way to the museum, there is a Holodomor monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510003041878-JNZP321SPO03STR75YOQ/22555871_10155015121905509_1060041302_o.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview So many photo ops. 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The parliamentary session was broadcast live outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510005314672-5VYDCS2718FLIW9X1JRE/IMG_3161.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview People set up tents to camp outside the parliment building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510005372503-K9ZS7010UQGTN1FN292T/IMG_3203.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510005406444-QJGCV1OH3IWTI88VA6KN/IMG_3206.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview It was peaceful when I was there. (I of course wouldn't have gone if I didn't feel safe.) People stood around talking, drinking coffee, while officers watched on, lining the fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510005332135-WL55KGCHJLSJE7V6RS2J/IMG_3187.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510005472072-01LHFC7VNKGAHWM96H37/IMG_3247.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510005395664-BKQ9R60IN603ODJXBTTK/IMG_3195.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510055112475-2ORYEHTK8AXPIOYVIS3Z/IMG_3271.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510055334845-YM5GMFUDPEKF0ONQ7DT8/IMG_3333.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview The cross marked in the roof of the house offers protection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510055258426-A7Z6396DCVTC9YW6X5U7/IMG_3346.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview A schoolroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510055328306-6ORXHRRLJK4TPS40UG69/IMG_3351.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Our guide points out trees covered in mistletoe, a parastic plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510055207705-7M2UFT1XYJYJZWQRRHCI/IMG_3296.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview Myroslav played a few tunes for us on the tsymbaly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510134829204-D82J20KCROM6VU4XXD4Q/IMG_3421.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510134840719-VLYFDWHCGOAXYD04MQF8/IMG_3431.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510134854682-0P6GD1R4RQRAJP2G8IIP/IMG_3471.jpg Blog - My time in Kyiv: An overview The restoration of a church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1510134880749-CXU2WHD4F0ZG4JCL547T/IMG_3513.jpg Blog - 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What's On Kyiv magazine relaunch Though I was there for less than a day, I got a month's worth of walking done in Kraków, seeing sites like this one, the Wawel Royal Castle. https://www.kaitlinvitt.com/ukraine/2017/9/29/the-legendary-virsky-studio-floor monthly 0.5 2018-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508785725791-J307Y1PK37JEOBMCJS72/IMG_1147.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508785964112-QI35PYT3YU0VKORBCJOI/IMG_1193.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508785724755-TZQ9CZJZS0ZNRI7EFHIP/IMG_1143.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508786035861-AQP5G47EZJ482QJO92SQ/IMG_1191.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor The new floor (left) versus the old floor (right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508786183707-TULUUWCSATR6BBY74FZF/IMG_1145.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor The watered floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508787825674-BHJSUGOB2Q0ZFGJJTZSY/IMG_0724.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508787846754-NE9GZE8K9OK4JUNPAK22/IMG_1190.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508787855386-MOD444627RQCA2H7A79X/IMG_1107.JPG.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508787701983-FNHF7MR21UQRNAH8IFLC/IMG_1038.JPG.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508787856486-U21CUZIRNH99ES68V1PJ/IMG_1132.JPG.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508787680152-4QT6XZK1D9AL9P99I3VQ/IMG_1017.JPG.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58954321b8a79bbe84684139/1508786391352-LRYL1O8926I7K06FHBZ5/Studio2.jpg Blog - The legendary Virsky studio floor Thanks for your friendship, Virsky Studio. 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