I pulled my old journal from a file box yesterday as we were packing things for our move. As I flipped through it I realized that it contained the journal entry from my first visit to Ukraine in 1994. It also happens that my first day in Ukraine was on August 8th, so I guess that makes it exactly 13 years ago!
Here is what I wrote:
8-8-94
Left hotel a little after 8:00 AM on a bus for the airport. There were army men with machine guns at the airport. Got on the plane at 12. Had a good lunch on the plane. 1:40 min flight.
Odessa airport was very rundown with old planes laying in the grass. Customs took awhile but was OK. Scott met us, he hired a believer with a van to drive us. Very fast and scary ride! Put too much weight in the elevator and I thought we were going to crash but we never went up so we lightened the load.
Had a good dinner at the Carters. Talked to the family at our apartment.
