Just a few more...

Walk with team from train station back to Ramenskya complex


Me eating pickled pigs feet.



This picture of Dad and I was taken at the train station when we arrived in Nizhyn, 6:00AM after an eleven hour train ride. The sign in the background says Nizhyn in Russian. That is not how you spell it in Ukranian... interesting. Ukraine has been a country for about fifteen years and the Russian culture is still very evident.
We can share more when we get together.
Becky Ross, RN, where are you?
Love,
Mom and Dad

More Pictures

Barbee in the Ukraine... that's me in the power puff hat.
We ate Armenian Kabobs. YumYum. Below is Dad's hat on the snowman built by Dr. Victor.

Dad and the others at the picnic gearing up for an amazing snowball fight. That may be why Dad's knees are still bothering him. :)

The Americans that stayed in the Nizhyn Hotel. The girl next to me in the brown coat is Russian.

Me with three Russian speakers, Oxsana (next to me), Nina (in pink), and Nadia.

Tanya, from Ukraine, in the gold sweater.

Our gospel team. :)

Mike with two Russian speakers and Immanuel (red tie, from Huntington Beach, CA)

Just Checking

I thought we were back in the blogging but I just spent 10 minutes uploading pictures and writing and nothing happened. This is a test...
Mom

This is Dad walking to the market place in Nizhyn, Ukraine with our translator and some from our team.

Tour of California-Amgen!

Spent all day yesterday at the Tour de Califonia! Had a great time. So many bikes and PEOPLE! ( I thought "Dave would love all these people breathing all over him") You would have enjoyed it though. We had a great day, really cool to see all the bikes and such a crazy energy to watch the race! Also managed to sneak in a little lunch at the Yardhouse. Days off are good!

Hi All~

I just had a wonderful month off of school. A friend from the US visited for a week. Then I went to Germany and Russia for 10 days. Then Billy and I went to southern China for 7 days to visit with his relatives for the Chinese New Year holiday. It's been a wonderful whirlwind. I start school again next week. I am looking forward to getting into a regular routine again. :) Here are some pictures of the past month....



This is Debbie and I in Moscow at the train station... it was around -10 degrees the whole time I was there and snowed nearly everyday. It was a winter wonderland!









This is me in Heidelberg, Germany.... totally thrilled to be eating yummy sausage! I ate sausage, bread, cheese and chocolate in disgusting amounts the entire trip! YAY!














This was my welcome back to China... fish balls, and entire duck (including the head) etc. in a hot pot. This pot is on our table. Underneath is the burner. You add all of the surrounding ingredients and watch them cook... then you eat as they are ready. The worst part was the chicken head, which one of Billy's second cousins devoured before our eyes!








This is Billy and I in the courtyard of a hutong (houses built around gardens and courtyards) in the southern city of Tongli. It is an ancient city with beautiful ancient buildings. We got to look through several hutongs. A number of Chinese (and foreign) movies have been filmed in this town because of its remarkable architecture....







BYE FOR NOW~~~

Tami

Dave's Test

Well, he's been studying hard since the New Year began and test day is finally here. Dave is taking his test as I post this. My husband is so smart I don't think he will have any problem passing the test and then he will be well on his way to becoming a general contractor. All that will be left is finding insurance and filing the paperwork with the state. I am so proud how focused Dave has been in acheiving this goal. Almost every night he was either reading his manual or taking a practice test on the computer. Now to celebrate and unwind abit at Tugboat tonight. Congratulations Dave. I look forward to working with you as you acheive all your goals in life. love, your wife.

mascots and nurses

A couple of mascots came to work yesterday and were harrassing Mike. Thought I'd share a pic with you. Love you all and am going to try to be better about posting! Had a great breakfast with Mom and Dad Ross last week at Schooner or Later, looks like our day off this week (thurs) may not be so sunny though. Well off to work we go. Love you all.
C

They Forced Us Over!

Hey guys,
they are forcing us to switch over to the new blogger. This means that everyone has to create a google account to contribute to the blog. . . I was very against this but alas, they wouldnt let me create anything new until we switch so. . . here we are. if anyone needs a new invite to join on, i can do that, just leave a comment and I'll send it out. love, becky