The beginning:

So my first days are over in Kiev and I really have to say I love this town!! I arrived on saturday the 18.07.2009 from austria. I had the luck that my local boss picked me up aat the airport aand brought me to my apartment right next to Miadan (the meain square). Unfortunately he had to leave and I was on my own. At night I caled a girl Antonina. We were suposed to make a walk through the city but we started a good conversation and we went on for hours. By the way got to know the girl in austria. Lateron I made the mistake and went with some english expats to a club and got a little bit drunk. So my sunday was pretty simple: wake up at two, have a big head, sleep again, take a ook and go reading on the Maidan.

Monday:

So my first workingday. I had detailed instructions how to get to the office and so I easily found it. It takes ma approximately 25 minutes to get there. Like I mentioned bevore my boss is nice and the women in the office Svetlana (Sveta) is also very lovely. The gave me instructions of what I should do. Got two different projects and the good thing is that I can do them on my own.

Working time:

I work five days a week, always from 9:20 to 19:00

Monday night:

Sveta showed me around in the city and afterwards I met Antonina. I am relly fascinated by this women because we go through the city and she can tell me the history of every building. At the end we were sitting in the park, drinking a beer and talking about ukrainian history, political stability in this region, the orange rvolution and the behaviour of russia. We kept talking till it was 1am in the morning.

The city:

Kiev is built on seven hills and is next to the river nipper. Over the last centuries the town was occupied by many different cultures and they all left a bit of their tradition here. This is the most multiculty society which I could imagine. The people seem to be more than friendly and you get a lot, ut not the eastern europe impression like the people normaly (in europe) have it in their heads. The indipendance square (Maidan ...) is the central point of the city and a greate place to hang out. Musicans, dance groups or skateboarders (good ones) you all can find them here in a great impressing environment. What really supprised me was that the city is so green. There are so many parks and little forrests. At the river nipper there are so called "hydro parks" where you can swimm or just relaxe on the beach. here are also many restaurants. If we talk about food now: what ever you want to eat you can get it here! They have good regional kitchen or restaurants from every part of the world. I just can repeate my self: this city is great!