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Food | Love and Luck Go A Long Way
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Love and Luck Go A Long Way. Life as usual…here, there, everywhere. Check in here from time to time to see pictures of interesting food I’ve either eaten, made, or found amusing in Ukraine. Eggplant “pizzas”. Eggplant, tomato, squash, cheese, and basil. This cake is the real thing. Made from a box and frosted with canned frosting, peanut butter, and Nutella. Hamburgers and hot dogs. Almost. Pickled tomatoes, given to me by a co-worker. You can make french toast in a pot! Shish Kebab in the park. Sorry, n...
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Books | Love and Luck Go A Long Way
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Love and Luck Go A Long Way. Life as usual…here, there, everywhere. The following is a (more than likely incomplete) list of books I’ve read since I’ve been here:. One Hundred Years of Solitude. 8211; Gabriel García Márquez. The Sex Lives of Cannibals-. 8211; Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. 8211; John Grisham. Fine Just the Way It Is. 8211; Annie Proulx. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. 8211; Stieg Larsson. We Don’t Live Here Anymore. 8211; Andre Dubus. Morality for Beautiful Girls. Three C...
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PPCL | Love and Luck Go A Long Way
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Love and Luck Go A Long Way. Life as usual…here, there, everywhere. Peace at the Core. September 26, 2012 by lauraruthward. It’s hard to believe I’ve been living this new Post-Peace Corps Life for nearly two months. Ukraine feels like a dream I had — a full life lived with my eyes closed before I woke up in the morning. I expected returning to feel stranger and more bizarre –but the only thing bizarre about it is that it doesn’t actually seem all that bizarre. But I’m doing my best to be optimistic...
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Ukrainian Glossary | Love and Luck Go A Long Way
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Love and Luck Go A Long Way. Life as usual…here, there, everywhere. Some Ukrainian words it might be helpful to know:. Область) – Province/Region. A type of administrative division. Ukraine has 24 oblasts and one autonomous republc (Crimea). Дача) – A plot of land, sometimes with a small house on the property, where Ukrainians grow their own fruits and vegetables. Бабуся) – Grandmother. Her power may stem from her headscarf. Короче) – In short. On March 3, 2010 at 9:38 pm. On February 23, 2011 at 6:43 pm.
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Peace at the Core | Love and Luck Go A Long Way
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Love and Luck Go A Long Way. Life as usual…here, there, everywhere. Peace at the Core. October 11, 2012 by lauraruthward. So while I myself can’t even come close to answering that question – hopefully this poem will suffice for now. 50 Years of Peace Corps: A Message for Soon to be Volunteers. The Peace Corps, is a twenty-seven-month-long-commitment,. Little do you know, you are in it for life. Or the best and the most simple, You would be great in the Peace Corps. We trace every spark,. Never, will you ...
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Love and Luck Go A Long Way. Life as usual…here, there, everywhere. October 11, 2012. Peace at the Core. September 26, 2012. August 3, 2012. July 21, 2012. July 18, 2012. June 12, 2012. Sleeping in an Old Tumble-Dryer. June 11, 2012. Older Posts ». Things I Care About. Canoe at Campbell's! Applying for the Peace Corps. Dropping Things Down the Toilet. English as a Foreign Language. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. The Pursuit of Happiness. Blog at WordPress.com. Love and Luck Go A Long Way.
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me-crane/ Ukraine: October 2012
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Monday, October 29, 2012. Writing, treating, storming- surprise! Yes, I did just post something a few days ago. Can you believe it? What am I doing? Getting ready. Sharpening up. Flexing. Opening for inspiration. It’s impossible to know where ideas will come from, which of those that arrive will take hold, and which of those will grow. So, I take pictures of everything that sparks. My notebook is full of NPR, the general public, and my literarification [? Of normal life. A few from this weekend:. Althoug...
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me-crane/ Ukraine: November 2012
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Saturday, November 24, 2012. Before I say anything else: The A Day in the Life of Ukraine 3. Project site is now available for your viewing pleasure! Congratulations to Andrew and Logan- it looks great! Thanks to all who participated by writing about your day on November 1- now the world can read all about your experiences HERE. Pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnap crust (homemade, back in the land of cream cheese! Yesterday was Thanksgiving- hooray! In a rare double-post, shared with my justwrite blog.
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me-crane/ Ukraine: December 2011
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011. And a third asked exactly when we might be having the seminar in Lutsk to find out if she could possibly attend. Note: it’s a long trip. Seeing the writing that participants created, as well as listening to their shifting ideas about publication and writing in general, made all the travel and planning worthwhile. Plus, super-pleased to be able to work with such excellent PCVs in this project! Http:/ writingbeyondreality.wordpress.com). Let’s see…. Teaching at FCPS again? Havin...
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me-crane/ Ukraine: April 2012
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Sunday, April 22, 2012. The cue to write this blog post came about twenty minutes ago, when I looked up to the sound of thunder and shouting and saw a dozen or so [make it ten or so—everything's metric here] kids playing football [by which I mean soccer] with a basketball. However, I need to be thinking ahead, too. So, I am looking for one job while doing another. I've put off the job search for some time, have vaguely browsed on occasion or clicked on links that appeared in front of me. Now, finding...
