Today we did not visit the orphanage so we thought we would share with you a snapshot of where we live in Kharkov. First of all, Kharkov is a big city. It is the second largest in Ukraine. It is located in the northeast part of the country, just 20 miles from the Russian border, and its population is 1,500,000. Kharkov is one of the main industrial, cultural and educational centers of Ukraine. There are 13 universities here! The city is known for the manufacturing of aircraft, armoured vehicles, and tractors.We are living in a residential section of Kharkov with dozens of Soviet-style highrise apartments. Steve says that the area reminds him of those National Geographic articles about the USSR from the 1970s.
When you first look at the buildings they seem old and as if they might be falling apart. However, we are always surprised at how nice the interior of the apartment is once we are actually on the inside.
We receive one English-language TV station. It is CNN--Europe. We have a small clothes-washing machine in the bathroom, and a clothes-drying rack in the bedroom. For entertainment, we listen to our neighbor playing the piano and clarinet for hours, but they are really pretty good.
3 comments:
Jamie and Steve-
Happy Halloween from Flagstaff, AZ!
Hey, that looks like our drivers apartment building!
Do you drive off the main road on a seemingly beaten path before you get to the front door?
You are so right about the exterior vs. interior of the apartment buildings!
I love the first family photo...it is the first of many to come!! Nazar is getting more adorable by the day; I cannot wait to meet him!
I so agree with the exterior/interior observations...when I was in Russia (a long time ago), I felt the very same way. The park area looks really lovely.
Happy Halloween from Calfornia!
Sending lots of love your way.
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