We found the internet

We finally found and internet connection in a hotel near our apartment....it is about dsl speed. We slept pretty good last night up until about 3am (Kiev time). We met with Lynee & John yesterday and talked with them for about an hour. For those who aren't familiar with it, there is a listing of families currently in Ukraine on americanexpat.blog-city.com. They have been here for a few weeks and are heading out today to visit their second referal....we hope things work out for them, they have had a rough/slow process so far. They had nothing but good things to say about Oleg's team though, which made us feel good. We have our appointment tommorow, so we should be able to post another update tommorow evening.

JP

This is Summer-  We went and ate at the mall last night.  Not too bad.  There is also a movie theater that shows english speaking movies at certain times of the day.  It is a pretty interesting mall!  We did some walking around last night but didn't really do much.  Today we're going to make an attempt to buy some things at the grocery store.  We may meet up with another couple from Ireland that is working with Oleg's team as well and do some touring around the city (If we're not too tired!)  The apartment is pretty cool.  I'm glad that I packed snacks, a small pillow, blanket, a towel and wash cloths.  Not to mention medicine, we have already used a lot of this!  Nastya and Alexei picked us up from the airport.  They are both cool and Nastya is gorgeous.  She reminds me of Amber from "Survivor."  She answered all of our many questions truthfully and really put our minds at ease.  She took me down to convert some money and buy a phone card while Alexei helped Jon unload luggage at the apartment.  They also bought us a few necessities from the grocery store.  They had a really nice car, a Suburu Forester with air conditioning!!!  Pretty nice when it's as hot and humid as it was yesterday...FYI, they are protective of their car (who wouldn't be over here) so don't slam their doors shut.  Just a little tip we heard :)  Anyway, we are safe and miss our girls like crazy!!!  Kailyn I love you and miss you, I hope your having fun with Grammy and Nana and family.  Hadley (I know you can't read but I love you and miss you too!)  Grammy and Nana- give the girls lots of hugs and kisses for us!  We will write tomorrow if we can and let you know how the appointment was and where we may be headed this weekend!  WE LOVE YOU GUYS!  -Summer