Sorry we haven't posted in a while. There I said it.
So, I will explain the title:
Three weeks ago, I received an invite from a volunteer in Kupiansk to attend her birthday party. I told Shannon about it and informed her that it was that coming weekend. We were excited and ready to see other English-speaking people. That Saturday came and, a couple of hours before we were to leave, I called them to see if they were in Kupiansk yet. They informed me that they were not there and would not be there as the party was next weekend. I am a moron.
So, disappointing, but it's only a week and we'll be able to go. So, this weekend we packed up and left. We got to the bus station at 4:18pm. Now, Kupiansk is a pretty large town much like Izium. It is situated, not on a major highway but on a decently-sized road between Donetsk and Kharkiv (the two biggest cities in eastern Ukraine). So, one would think that buses would go there frequently at all hours of the day just like they do between our town and Kharkiv. So, we got to the station at 4:18pm and asked for the next bus to Kupiansk. We were told that the next bus was Sunday at 8am. When was the last bus? 4:10pm. We missed the last bus to the party by 8 minutes. Bummer. So, we went to a local pizza place and blew 100 greven on junk food.
This coming weekend we have a "meet your neighbors" gathering in Kharkiv so all of the PCVs from out oblast will be there. We...shall...not...miss...it!
We've been trying to get internet in our apartment for a while but it's kind of hard. We went to a place that installs internet in the apartment (not through a phone line) but they told us to go to a competitor because their internet wasn't very good. HA! We should have it figured out in a couple of weeks. Until then it's sitting on a wooden bench in a telecom center with spotty internet. But, we could have no internet at all so we're lucky and blessed.
By the way, please make the following changes to the address we gave you:
Wissing, Davidson
c/o: (me or Shannon)
PO Box 5
Izium, Kharkivskaya Obl., 64309
Ukraine
Віссінг, Дeвiдcoн
a/я 5
м. Ізюм
Харківська обл., 64309
Україна
We receive packages via the other address (Lisa we got your package but it's at the post office here and I need to go there and sign for it) but we think that this change (removing the a/c 23) will be less confusing for the postal workers.
So, I'm not sure if we mentioned it but we now have a brand new mattress and sleeping is SOOOOOOO much better. Hopefully, this coming weekend will pan out and we'll get to see some friends and sate our anticipation that's been building for nearly a month.
So, until next time. Thank you for everything! We would be really strained here without your support and love. Thank you all again!
Danny and Shannon
