Ukraine cont.

Hey everyone this is Hanna and I'm going to continue where my brother left off. Well, once we got there and saw where we were going to be living for the next 12 days. I was not very happy to be there and so was my room mate Laura. We were all very tired and ready to sleep because of the jet lag. We hadn't met any kids yet and I missed my family. Even though I was not having one of the best times I decided to make the best of it. We talked to the main American leader Jenny, and she told us to get our swim suits on and go down to the pond/lake where they were preparing for water day. As soon as Laura and I got close some Ukrainian Leader asked me something about having some Ukrainian fun . I really didn't understand and so we walked up to the group building a slip and slide on the beach. And all of a sudden the same Ukrainian lady comes up and grabs my arm and drags me down the beachy hill and into the lake and a split second later Laura was beside me in the water. I think that was a God thing because we were both wondering what we were doing there and all of a sudden we were welcomed into the Ukrainian team and even though we couldn't speak the language we knew that was where God wanted us. Later on the kids began showing up and loving the slip and slide and just having fun with us in the water. They loved coming up to you and splashing you with the water or going under water and grabbing your leg and trying to pull you under.
Then we got cleaned up while the kids ate and then on my way to the large building where the cafeteria and the auditorium was I had the realization that I was going to have to walk up 51 uneven steps to the top of this hill where it was. When we got to the top I thought I was going to die but I kept walking in hopes of some food. Once we got there we all sat at tables and we prayed and began to eat. It was some soup and other stuff and this stuff that looked like tea. Then some of the Ukrainian team came up to our table and was like "Ukrainian Tradition" and started to hit their glasses together and wanted us to do the same so we did and then drank it. It is probably the nastiest stuff I've ever put in my mouth it was like barbecued prune juice. Then we went down stairs and had what they called "concert" because they weren't legally allowed to have a church service. It always had tons of crazy skits and singing in Russian it was so much fun for us and the kids. Then we had a group meeting and went back to our rooms to sleep. I woke up to the noise of birds flying in and out of my room. Because our window had a hole for a window but no glass in it so birds flew freely in and out of our room to their nest on top of our light bulb. Then we began our first full day at the camp. More coming soon !