Real Greek Salad

Well, hey everybody this post might have been about some great big news but mom and dad have already spread the joy. For those out of the loop Dasha and I have gotten officially engaged while in Mariupol, and we had a great time with the grandparents and the most expensive Ukranian champagne (14 dollars...), it was really delicious. I had a great time in Ukraine and am really looking forward to the rest of the trip where we get to be independant.

We got treated like royalty and fed excessively (to the point where stephy is not allowed snacks anymore :( ) but I'll survive the food here is delicious we had an authentic greek salad and pita with chicken; it was super good (especially after the chicken and rice from ukrainian air, we had a lovely 4hr ride on a tiny propeller plane). On the plane I managed to get some real Fanta that doesnt taste like the north american stuff, just like i remeber it being when i went to belgium.

We are slightly language shocked right now as we only know about 6 words in greek. Last night after getting to our hostel (which is beautiful top floor private room and warm sun) we went for a walk and realized we dont know any greek... After finding a very nice waitress who was willing to watch us struggle with pronounciation and replied to us in english, we had a good meal and then walked back for an early bedtime of 8pm. Today will include a visit to the beach and not much else seeing as it's sunday and everything is closed (and we can't talk our way into anything else). Monday will likely include the acropolis. We will be here for 2 more nights (and possibly a third if we choose so). We get free internet but we also get free sunshine so the blog takes second place. Hello to everybody back home and hope everyone is well.