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Comparing

Well, I'm late, but I was asked to compare life here to life over in the Ukraine. As a reminder to any readers who may not know me, I live in Ontario, Canada.

I will begin with What I expect/intend to get done in life:
-I expect to grow up
-I expected to finish elementary
-I expect to graduate High school
-I expect to go to College and or university
-I expect to get a good job
-I expect to be able to woo a girl (well, okay, I have that done)
-I expect to get married and be able to support a family off my job
-I expect to be able to travel to work everyday in a vehicle on smooth roads and with nice music
-I expect to get all the newest technology
-I expect to be strong and eat well
-I expect to be independent
-I expect to retire
-I expect a safe place to call home
-I expect a clean environment

Now... I think that's fair to say. I also think it fair to say that society here expects the same from anyone here. Yet out of these not all are realities even here. How much more so then for the poorer villages such as Stepanovka? I could say these for them (mind you this is from what I know):
-Grow up
-Go to and finish elementary?
-Get a job, or at least a way to live
-Be able to woo a girl (they might be better than us at that, I don't know :P )
-Get married and have a family
-Get to work every day
-Try to keep healthy and strong
-Be independent
-Have a home

Out of the ones I had for myself, these are the ones I think they are able to get,  and notice the difference in wording. I purposefully did not copy-paste. Anyways, that is brief and easy. For more details, click on "want to know more"

Trouble

This is about the trip. I must Say we were so blessed.

Alright Anyone who has traveled will probably know that when in a foreign country, you should always keep your papers on you. That makes sense right? Even in touristic areas. Well, I can't say for sure, but from what I remember, we almost NEVER had our papers on us. We strangers in a non-touristic area hosting a VBS with kids that are vulnerable. We we also right on the border and in a village where the military had a base and a patrol, or at least uniformed men walking by two's what ever you want to call that. They had every reason to come ask us for our papers. They had every reason to demand identification. We would have, on many occasions, been in trouble since we did not have our papers on our persons.

Not a single time were we stopped, talked to or even watched. I passed a what I assume to be a patrol while running with Anya, speaking English, a foreign language they most likely did not understand. they simply walked on by. I didn't watch them, since that seemed like it might not be a good idea, but it appeared as though they didn't even glance my way. or really consider me. I have to say. God was good to us.

This was a simple but sweet post. Hope you see just how protected we were, because I still take it for granted on many occasions...