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Thanks for the reply. I shouldn't have said the post was just for Americans who are living in Ukraine. Your post provided excellent information.
I have been to Ukraine 3 times for 2 weeks each time. The first time i stayed with a family i knew while i got to know my now wife. The second time we stayed in a hotel in Chernivtsi. The third time we stayed in her parents house in Khotyn.
From what i observed, most of the regions we visited were simple towns much like in South Carolina, aside from the abundance of cars. Most people seemed happy when they were with friends and family but alone they seemed troubled. My wife says that they're concentrating on their own problems and trying to figure out how to make their lives better. It seems like it would be particularly difficult for older people to struggle to get by, but apparently they have learned to adapt. It broke my heart to see 70 yr old women carrying water buckets along a dirty rocky path.
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