Category: Personal Reflections and Diary

(I miss Ukraine. I miss L’viv. I miss Kyiv. I miss the nonsense at Boryspol Airport. I miss the insane government bureaucracy. I miss the fragile banking system. I miss catching the flu on the subway. I miss the train. I miss the unfinished bridge, the potholes, the traffic. I even miss living in a khrushchevka with neighbors. I miss the street-dogs. I miss my favorite coffee shops. I miss the food. I miss cooking shaslik in the park. I miss the people. I miss my friends. I have had nothing but unpleasantness since returning to the states. Everything works here in the states – EXCEPT people, culture, and politics. We live in an empire of many countries fighting to dominate others with their different cultures, and it’s resulting in a contentious environment of hate.

(I miss Ukraine. I miss L’viv. I miss Kyiv. I miss the nonsense at Boryspol Airport. I miss the insane government bureaucracy. I miss the fragile banking system. I miss catching the flu on the subway. I miss the train. I miss the unfinished bridge, the potholes, the traffic. I even miss living in a khrushchevka with neighbors. I miss the street-dogs. I miss my favorite coffee shops. I miss the food. I miss cooking shaslik in the park. I miss the people. I miss my friends. I have had nothing but unpleasantness since returning to the states. Everything works here in the states – EXCEPT people, culture, and politics. We live in an empire of many countries fighting to dominate others with their different cultures, and it’s resulting in a contentious environment of hate.