Monday, August 10, 2015

Sunday Evening Walk by Rock Canyon


Daryna's first Sunday here in America.  We went to Church together.  While there, we were invited to eat lunch with the Hansen's because their son Chirstopher was visiting and he lived for a couple of years in the Ukraine and was anxious to meet Daryna and speak to her.

After dinner, we tried American "Junk Foods" that Joe and I bought last night.  Twinkies and Snowballs (snack cakes), red and black "Red Vine" Licorice, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, Pringles Potato Chips, Sour Patch Kids Candies, Junior Mints (she said she likes all things minty), root beer barrel candies, Whoppers (malted milk ball candies), etc.

Daryna and Rebekah





Daryna has only seen mountains in the Crimea Region of the Ukraine.  Here we head up to the Lake Bonneville Trail near Rock Canyon at sunset.

Smile! (Back lit)



(Lighting was better shooting into it from the other side.)
Princess E, Adventurer L, and Joe.


The wild grasses are taller than little guy!


Rebekah shoots one with me in it!
(Hannah is at a Seminary Council Meeting and felt bad for missing our walk).

A few short feet from this picture, Joe looked down and discovered a tarantula on the path! Fun to see it in the foothills/wild. (Not a good picture.  Probably a male because it is rather small).

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Daryna is here!

After a grueling last final leg of her journey here, Daryna, our Ukrainian Exchange Student is finally here! (Flight due at 12:30 p.m.,her flight got in at 9:50 p.m. tonight!)

Daryna's patience was tested on the last leg of her journey!  Airplane trouble. Missed connecting flights. Skipped for stand by flight. Next flight turned back!  Bad weather in Salt Lake made it difficult to land. The plane from Denver circled and headed back to Denver to refuel and try again to land two hours later. 




Selfies!




We met the Maxwells from Heber. They are hosting Anya from near Kiev. Anya and Daryna traveled together with the same student exchange program. 

Hugs at home! 
The younger children waited up late to meet, greet, and hug Daryna when we got home at almost midnight!



Children at home made a welcome sign!

She fell right asleep and then was up bright and early around 6:30 a.m.  Sunday morning, Daryna asked me for a plate.  "Bigger!"  I bought her a small plater and it was large enough. Daryna brought us a HUGE plate of Ukrainian candy.