shayna in ukrayna!

My sister is in Ukraine!  After being in the MTC for 9 weeks, she made it to Ukraine with all of her luggage (unlike some of the other sisters traveling with her!).  She has been there over a week now and is loving it!  Right now she is in a tri-companionship and she says the language (Russian) is coming slowly but surely.

She said last week they were at a choir practice for an upcoming celebration of the 20th anniversary of the church being in Odessa, Ukraine.  The choir director was a recent convert and pretty serious about the music.  So she made Shayna and her comp stay after for extra practice and she was yelling at them in Russian!  Poor girls didn't understand most of what she was saying and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  I had a few Russian teachers when I was studying music in college, and let me tell you - they are all intense about music!  Like way intense.  But Shayna is a tough cookie, so she can handle those crazy Ukrainians haha.

I love reading her letters though - she always shares cool stories about the people they are teaching, and her experiences with the culture.  And she always sounds so positive!  So proud of her!