the kids

the Ukrainian/ Russian kids are so completely adorable, it's hard to get mad at them!
here's just a few pics of their cuteness:

from left to right: Rafaell, Katia, Nadiya (she has her good & bad days), Vasyl, & then Mariya

My classroom! needs more decorating though.

Little miss KATIA, & she is purely ADORABLE. 

Vasyl, who is probably my smartest student! 

well, there's a bit of this and that.
but there's the IDEA! I'll try getting more pictures of ALL of my students!
& I must say it's nap time. because miss Taylor here is tired from all
the energy her students suck out of her...
g'night.
-miss Taylor

a taste of the city

I apologize for waiting so long to upload photos.

but here's a few from Ukraine!

ps: i'm doing better.

the little bit of nature I saw

I don't know what this says.

apartment buildings are EVERYWHERE!

they have fat pigeons.

lady begging on the side of the street.

walking to the grocery store...

Andre, my house dad.

Julie & I headed to the grocery store with Andre.

Billa, their grocery store.

all the veggies.

holy smokes... I can't read anything here.

Bus stop to the Temple & church

Alexa & I... we're practically best friends! can you see the temple in the background?

it looks like the Twin Falls Temple a little bit.

billboard, & don't know what it's about!

well, I'll get more photos uploaded soon! 

I'll take more throughout the week!

I've been doing better! I AM JUST SO THANKFUL FOR SKYPE!

I get to talk to my family ALL THE TIME!

which helps a bum load,

okay, have to go to school now.

LOVE & MISS you all!

love always, 

Taylor

I'm in Ukraine

UPDATE:
well... flying really sucked.
first of all, I had a BUNCH of connecting flights.
I had to fly from boise to denver, then denver to chicago, then chicago to boston.
& THEN: AIRLINE LUFTHANSA is on strike so I had to get my flight rerouted in
boston. Instead of going to Munich, Germany, I had to go to Frankfurt. then from Frankfurt
to Kyiv! NOW I'M FINALLY HERE.
it's 7:45am right now. & I flew in last night.
This is not exaggerating: I AM VERY HOME SICK. last night was awful. I was bawling so hard I couldn't catch my breath. but thank the lord for SKYPE! I got the chance to skype my family last night when I was super down. I just skyped them right now, & they're off to go to bed.
soo, I'm just sitting in my room, very tired & exhausted. I might try to go down for another snoooze!
I LOVE MY FAMILY VERY MUCH.
i hope today is better.
-tay

parents "take me out"

I leave in almost a day, & my silly/awesome/fun parents took me to 

IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL!

so awesome. I was in a production this summer, & watching this reminded me of all the ropes.

It was purely FABULOUS!

...we went & saw NOISES OFF!

but I can't remember who wrote it. not shakespeare.

we literally laughed throughout the whole stinking thing, especially at Freddie. 

anywho! here's some photographs of my parents & I:

arriving at the theatre. 

father & I looking off into the distance.

 smile POPS!

 3 of us.

thee magnificent set!

 me mummy.

& the goofy father.

It was a super fun night with lots of laughs!

I advise everyone to go to at least ONE SHOW in their life! 

(Shakespeare Festival) 

absolutely amazing. 

thanks mums & pops.

KNOW THAT I'LL BE SAFE ON MY TRIP.

...i'm no dumbie.

-Taylor

bollwinkel grandparents say goodbye

I'm leaving for my big adventure in 3 days, so my lovely gram & gramps came up from Twin Falls to take me to dinner! They are so sweet & such a blessing in my life. lots of love for them. ANYWHO... they let me choose where we were going to go eat, so I called for reservations to P.F. CHANGS! yippey-I-aye! I was so very excited. I rarely get to go there, so it was a real treat.

THANK YOU GRANDMA & GRANDPA

BOLLWINKEL

 we demolished the lettuce wraps

 my grammy bollwinkel & I

 The delicious dessert we said we "wouldn't finish"..

 First BITE!

grandmother insisted on taking a picture of me by this really cool wood. THERE YA GO GRAM!

 I love DOWNTOWN

see that car to the left? that Ranchero? my grandpa fixed it up & brought it up to Boise to take me to dinner. 

HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH THEM. 

we (grandma & me) were so squished up to the window shield. Reasons being that my Grandpa had to reach the gas pedal! the only way to move up the seat is to move up the whole bench!

Gotta love the Gramps. ha. ha.

see you two at CHRISTMAS!

(I'll have more photos updated on this soon. have to have my Grr ma email them to me).

-a very satisfied, stuffed Taylor

p.s: I finished packing today. yippee!

my cutest little cousin, Quinn

 I give you one of the cutest babies ever...

QUINN:

 aint she cute?

we call her Roo.

& she has her little Roo too. (kangaroo)

-Taylor

there's a bunch of pictures of just her & I... but here's a few.

so my aunt, Zan, & I have realized we're really going to miss each other big time. unfortunately I don't have all the photos of her and I since I was little, but if I did, this WHOLE blog would be just her & I. but here's a taste of us together. WE PROBABLY HAVE THE BEST AUNT/NIECE RELATIONSHIP EVER.

 

we're sad that I'm going away... 

it's ookay zanny.. we'll SKYPE!

lovers her like a big sister.

-taylor maelor