I hae only been to Ukraine in winter, when personally I wasnt cold, but I dont feel it as others do most of the time ;o)
I recall my Sister Olya saying that Ukraines weather (in Lugansk she meant as thats where she live) is very much like UK weather, but that the winters can be much colder than here. She syas that even in summer you can have days of rain, just like we do !! :o))
In fact, just like today has ended !!! Its been sunny and warm all day, and then at 5pm it started raining and hasnt stopped !!
Hay Brian!! You told us of the trip and describe it rather well. I made the call to my lady today, it was a little hard to hear and keep me a bit out of the conversation. But is was very pleasant.I would like to know what you thought of your expense with Katrin agency. Dollar amount is not important, service is. Do you feel you got your moneys worth? Or that the agency help save you money?
Thank you Brian for the wonderful post. I experienced many similarities in Russia. I was so impressed with the women I met, and the difficult lives(comparitively speaking) they live. They just want to meet a decent guy and maybe have a decent life. My heart became heavy with the stories I heard. I count my blessings daily for my good fortune.
Well, I think value may be kind of relative in this case. Do I feel that they managed to save me money on my trip to Kiev? Yes. Many of the apartments that I had been shown I found on a (much larger) competitor's website for rent as well. The prices Katrin quoted me were substantially less than this larger agency. Everything from pre-arranged cab rides to food was less than I had expected. I think I got a pretty good deal.
The most important thing to me is that I made one trip to Kiev. I met the girl that I want to spend the rest of my life with and proposed to her. She accepted and both of us now look to the future with a lot of hope. So I have no idea how you could put a price on something like this and say whether or not I felt that they gave me any value. I would have to say... OF COURSE!!
So to sort of paraphrase one of our US commercials...
One round-trip ticket to Kiev by plane from Los Angeles... $795
A taxi ride through Kiev $4
A dinner for two at Miami Blues in Kiev $15
Meeting the woman of your dreams and spending a week with her... priceless. :-)
That's great Brian. Sounds like you got a hell of a deal! Maybe next you could give us some info on the complications (if any) of the U.S. fiance visa process.