Land on the Edge: a Ukraine Peace Corps Blog

Вареники

My favorite traditional food I've had since arriving in Ukraine has certainly been вареники (varenyky). Basically like pierogi but better....

I'm always getting told to post more pictures and my camera roll currently has 1,832 pictures I've taken in the past 3 months in Ukraine...

Ukrainians love New Year's so much they celebrate it twice! Okay so it's not just because of the love of New Year's but more out of...

My first Christmas in Ukraine turned about to be very special and one I will never forget. I cannot thank my new Ukrainian friends and...

So a lot has happened since I last posted but the biggest news I have completed training, officially sworn in as a Peace Corps Volunteer...

A lot of places on my blog I’ve used (and plan to use) terminology or acronyms that I didn’t know before the Peace Corps so I figured I...

So we cooked and it was a lot of fun and the food was super good! It was also really easy to make so if you want a recipe to try one of...

I've finally started to get into somewhat of a routine here at PST, everyday something is different but somethings are always the same....

“So I’ve been reading your post and they sound really cool but tbh I’m not even really sure what the Peace Corps is…?” I’ve gotten this que

I have officially been living with my host family for one week. It's crazy to think that one week ago I didn't even know them and now I...

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Hi! I am a recent Penn State grad currently in Ukraine as a Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer. Say hello & feel free to ask me any questions!