Varenykyy (aka - PEROGIES!)

at the Kozachuk house

Igor the excitable pool shark

Masha, with Yulia taking the shot

So here's more of a peek into the lives of Eric and Mary...besides our strolling through the streets in search of bazaars and borscht. The Kozachuk family. Beautiful Masha and her intense brother Oleh are always ringing us up to remind us of our weekly Sunday meals at their family's apartment, or insisting we join them for a game of (impossibly difficult) Russian billiards. Igor is the childhood friend who is so full of piss and vinegar, you can't keep him from bouncing off the walls or flailing his arms wildly with every word. He speaks only Russian, so communication in the traditional sense is pretty limited - we get by. Did I mention he's a pool shark? So its a fine balance between avoiding spending the entire afternoon walking the streets with Oleh, Igor and 1$ bottles of beer, getting something "productive" done, and enjoying the companionship of the Kozachuks & Co.