So it’s finally time for a little break from work here in Ukraine. People celebrate Orthodox Easter and then May 1-2 (Labor Days). It’s usually a big time for picnics and barbeque’s, but… The weather this year is messed up: it’s raining all day long and it’s not gonna stop until the end of the week. Well, I’m not really upset about it as I have a lot of things to do.
I already had 3 trainings in Thai-boxing and so far I enjoyed them a lot! Working with the personal coach is so very different from working in the group of people. Every training is a challenge and I get literally exhausted.
I’m trying to incorporate a healthy sport diet into my system. My goal is to gain 18-20 pounds of weight until November (in muscles, not fat) 
I can feel that right now I’m in a bad shape comparing to the good times when I was in the high school. My stamina was way higher. And this is very frustrating… But I’m working hard to achieve what I previously had (at least).
I ordered a voltage transformer (220->120 volts) for my amp and it should be ready by Tuesday. So hopefully, I’ll be able to play my lovely guitars soon. As to playing in a band, I’m trying to organize everyone and get started on musical project I have mentioned before. It’s just, everybody seems to be too overwhelmed with the jobs.
Tomorrow is going to be exactly one month since we came from the US. I have a strange feeling as if I never left Ukraine, but at the same time, I really miss everyone and everything over there…
I know what you mean about feeing like you always have been. I’m sitting in a hotel now, several hours before leaving. It feels like we were traveling for a long time now and New York is far far away. In 2 days I’ll feel like I’ve never left New York. Of course the feeling is much stranger to you since you lived in NY for over a year.
To Daniel:
Have a safe flight! And I’m waiting for the photos and stories from the trip