I don't think I have ever lived anyplace where the weather was 95% perfect. It gets warm, yes, but there is no humidity. It hardly ever rains and there is always a nice breeze. We have had some very hot days, but they give way to some comfortable evenings. Am I in California?
Novomoskovsk is quite the party town. Every weekend on Lenin square there is some type of event happening. For the past few weeks there have been concerts going on celebrating some holiday or another. They also have numerous displays of fireworks which are set off from the roof of the cultural center, and I am just waiting for something to spark a fire. Pretty scary. I have a great front row seat on my balcony for the events, but the downside to all this is that it's louder on my balcony than in front of the stage and these concerts can go on quite late.
The days are pretty long for me. Many people are on vacation so I can't get any of my projects off the ground. Of course, schools are closed for another month or so, and I have been filling up my time with lesson planning for an English club and a girls club. I have many idea's for community projects too but they will have to wait until I can find an English-speaking counterpart willing to work with me.
Novomoskovsk is a good sized city but it is getting smaller. I feel as if I have explored most of the non-residential areas here and I am ready to widen my territory. I think I will start taking the 17 mile bus trip into Dniproprotrovsk (a city with over a million, I believe) and start to explore there.
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| Balcony View |
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| Neighbor Lila and me |
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| Me and my neighbor's granddaughter Dasha |
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