Well friends, in one week from today I will be on vacation...my updates will cease then for a while so enjoy these while you can!! Today was our day off and we enjoyed a nice walk with a friend from the church. We were going to go to the historical museum but it was closed...so we enjoyed the near 40 degree heat again. It has been incredably hot here....we are going to be so cold when we go back to Winnipeg!!

We had another short power outage today but it came back much sooner then the last one.

Peter has created yet another list...the list of things that we see here everyday just keeps growing and growing! We enjoy keeping track of all the unusual sites and hopefully you have been enjoying reading them! Here is the one he came up with for today...

1. If you choose to own a pet rat but are unsure of how to transport it from place to place rest assured because in your purse appears to be desirable option.
2. If your fishing is not going well pull your line out of the water, change your pants and cast again. Believe it or not this actually worked. The man caught a fish within a minute or so of changing his pants!
3. If you meet a Ukrainian woman under the age of 30 and do not know her name it would be safe to guess Nastya. We have met approximately 10 people by this name.
4. If you arrive at church 10 minutes or so after the service has ended do not worry because you are not late! Come on in and have a chat for a half hour or so.
5. Ukrainians do not want to travel to Canada because they do not want to see nature! (This is what we were told by a church member who owns a travel agency.)
6. Television here features 20-30 minutes of programming followed by 20-30 minutes of commercials.
7. The opaque green water is second only to the sewage entrance when it comes to prime fishing locations.
8. Walking is very popular here. So much so that you may walk 45 minutes alongside the tram tracks to save the $0.20 CDN fare.
9. While the women all wear summer dresses and high heels it is normal for the men to wear blue jeans and long-sleeve shirts in the 35+ degree sunshine. (I in my plaid shorts and Tilley am truly a spectacle to behold in these parts.)
10. If your car breaks down do not call a tow truck as there does not appear to be any in the city. We have not seen one yet. Instead find a friend with a car and a cargo strap. Attach the strap to both cars wherever you see fit and begin towing through the city. Also, feel free to carry as many passengers as you like in the disabled vehicle.