En Route for Ukraine

Privet!

That's "hi" in Russian- one of the few words that hasn't quite left. :) I arrived in Kyiv yesterday, and here is my trip by the numbers.

3: Average hours I slept a night in the two days before my departure.
4:15: Departure from my grandma's house the morning of June 16.
140: Total allowed weight of my checked bags and carry-on.
170: Actual weight of my bags. (Took advantage of the fact that they don't weigh carry-ons.)
0: The amount of money I was charged for the privilege of carrying 30 extra pounds.
3: Total flights
15: Hours in the air.
10: Time difference between Bakersfield and Kyiv.
5: Hours slept on plan.
1.5: Hours to get from my arrival gate to the next departure gate at JFK.
4: Episodes each of Glee and How I Met Your Mother watched en route for Helsinki.
3: Number of screaming babies within six rows of me.
7.80: Cost of a tiny cheese sandwich and glass of orange juice in the Helsinki airport. (About $10 USD)
3: Number of people who tried to stuff my carry-on into the overhead bin before giving up and strapping it into the empty seat next to me.
1:20: Arrival time at the Kyiv airport the afternoon of June 17.
3: Number of kind (male) police officers trying to help a clearly flustered (female) foreigner carrying bags that weigh significantly more than she does.
2:45: Arrival at my new home.
24.5: Total amount of time spent in transit.
8: Approximate number of words I caught when my host mother introduced herself.
75: Temperature in Kyiv today, but it feels a bit hotter.
37: Cost of a four-pack of yogurt, 1.5 litre water bottle, beet salad, and cabbage and dill salad in grivnas.
7.96: Grivnas in a dollar
9:30: Notice the sun is going down.
9:50: Decide I've stayed awake long enough and get to bed.
5:00: Woken up by BRIGHT sunlight and decide to wait for the rest of the world to wake up and come play.

Love you all,
K