we have had so many fun adventures! valentiens day was a blast! we chose to celebrate it on saturday and all 30 teachers got together at one of the schools and made heart cookies and valentines. then some of us went to the institute dance. it was the best v-day ever!!! oh and my coat broke so i have been wearing my moms huge green coat around and everywhere i go people stare at me then bust up laughing... i think maybe they know im american!

our amazing ukrainian friedns katya (left) and anya (right)

last day with lottie and jeremy

Thanks for the coat mom.... Heather and i look great in it.. luckily the zipper to my other coat just got fixed :D and thanks to becca for the hat! everyone here covets it!

at the institute dance

we made the best valentiens cards for everyone! we got princess ones from back home and wrote pickup lines on them! so great.

all the three Heathers

Me and kyle at our valentines day party

Our host brother and siter. Ilya and Yulia. I love them to death! britt and i have been tutoring them in the mornings since they're too sick to go to school. they haven't gone since we got here so now we give them english lessons in the morning. its so cute cause whenever i come home Ilya runs to me and says "HEDER!" then goes on in russian like i understand him...