Easy Yet In-Depth Explanation of the Crisis in Ukraine

By now the crisis in Ukraine is finally hitting mainstream news in the US. Such a shame as this has been going on for months…not at this level of intensity but the seeds were planted back in November. The problem I’m having with most of the news I read on it now is that, well, it’s mostly incorrect. There are
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Some Perspective On The Unrest In Ukraine

  By now people in the US are finally starting to hear about what is going on in Ukraine. They see pictures of burning mountains of tires, of molotov cocktails being thrown around, and reading reports of the number of people (26 at this writing) that have perished as well as the hundreds (thousands?) that have been injured. It’s truly
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My view of the street as I sat on the bench outside the hotel

partial posting: Chia In Novograd-Volynski, Ukraine: Day 1 Part 1

All travel related posts will now appear at www.SendMeOnATrip.com and you can see this particular article at www.sendmeonatrip.com/chia-in-novograd-volynski-ukraine-day-1-part-1/. A partial post of the original will remain here for people that have bookmarked and/or shared this article URL.   Finally, another installment from my trip to Ukraine. This will be recapping my first full day in Novograd-Volynski…a small town about 200km
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Larisa at restaurant

partial posting: Chia’s First Day in Ukraine – Part 3

All travel related posts will now appear at www.SendMeOnATrip.com and you can see this particular article at www.sendmeonatrip.com/chias-first-day-in-ukraine-part-3/. A partial post of the original will remain here for people that have bookmarked and/or shared this article URL.   Ukraine has been on my mind a lot lately. Well, it tends to be on my mind a good bit considering it’s
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The River Sluch in Novograd-Volynski. My computer desktop for months.

partial posting: Chia’s First Day in Ukraine – Part Two

All travel related posts will now appear at www.SendMeOnATrip.com and you can see this particular article at www.sendmeonatrip.com/chias-first-day-in-ukraine-part-two/. A partial post of the original will remain here for people that have bookmarked and/or shared this article URL.   Now for a long-overdue continuation of my trip to Ukraine (if you want to start from the beginning, go to My Life
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Dear Mom, You Probably Think This Blog Is About You

Dear Mom, you probably think this blog is about you. Well, guess what…you’re right, it is. It’s been a while since I’ve written to you to let you know how things are. Life is still so very different since you left us a few years ago. Gone are the days where I call you each weekend just to give you
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One of the many cool buildings I saw in Ukraine.

partial posting: Chia’s First Day in Ukraine

All travel related posts will now appear at www.SendMeOnATrip.com and you can see this particular article at www.sendmeonatrip.com/chias-first-day-in-ukraine/. A partial post of the original will remain here for people that have bookmarked and/or shared this article URL.   Alas, the time has finally arrived where I get to experience Ukraine for what it really is. I’ve done my research online,
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partial posting: Chia’s Ukraine Trip – Travel Day 1

All travel related posts will now appear at www.SendMeOnATrip.com and you can see this particular article at www.sendmeonatrip.com/chias-ukraine-trip-travel-day-1/. A partial post of the original will remain here for people that have bookmarked and/or shared this article URL.   Finally…some time (and getting over a cold) to start posting about my trip to Ukraine that I’ve been gushing about to everyone.
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partial posting: My Life Changing Trip to Ukraine

All travel related posts will now appear at www.SendMeOnATrip.com and you can see this particular article at www.sendmeonatrip.com/my-life-changing-trip-to-ukraine/. A partial post of the original will remain here for people that have bookmarked and/or shared this article URL.   I just returned from a trip to Ukraine and have to share this life changing experience as I can’t shake it from
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A Letter To My Mom – 2012

Hi Mom, It’s Mother’s Day 2012, my third Mother’s Day without you. Let me start off by saying I miss you so terribly much. So much has happened in the years that passed since you were taken from us. So much to tell, both good and bad. You were the best mother I can ever imagine having and I guess
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