Things I appreciate in Kiev

Anytime you move to a new place its easy to notice the bad things, and complain to God about the things you don't like, but it's not so easy to stand back and appreciate the way that God has made that place, and the good things it has to offer you.  These are just some things I like about Ukraine, and Kiev more specifically.

1. Cheap transportation anywhere in the city

2. The desire of people to make the best with the old/broken stuff they have, like these essentially decrepit benches outside our home...still sittable!

3. Awesome variety of milk products, except skim milk

4. Spring time and all the fruit trees all over the city - we choose a healthy tree and pick the fruits when they are ripe :)

5. Bad roads like this make me really appreciate the scarce smooth roads throughout the city

6. Tire garden and playground decoration - creative and not wasteful!

7. All the fresh fruits and veggies - so tasty, although I'm still getting used to the fact that I can only eat them when they are in season.

8. Markets like this where you can pretty much find anything you could ever need at cheap prices

9. The Dnipro River - its just beautiful in all seasons

 10. Ukrainian Chocolate - it's inexpensive and amazing

11. Ukrainian ice cream - I have never tasted better ice cream, and its so cheap!

12. Ukrainian grandmas - like this sweet woman, Nina

13. The Darnitsa region, because of the many parks!

And many more when I think of them later!