L'VIV OF ABSENCE

Images and Observations from a year on the Eastern Front. Curated by Erik and Ashley document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='http://picuous.github.com/tumblrbox/tumblrbox.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-9252226-6', 'tumblr.com'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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I stumbled across a Ukrainian culture fest in Nuremberg tonight. I met a few Ukrainians who were eager to talk to me about living in Lviv and being American. One man from Lviv told me my American accent made him nostalgic for a time when he worked for an American company. I am glad the feeling was mutual. We gave each other the feeling of home just with our voices.

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Danylo Halytski airport, Lviv #goodbyeukraine

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missed Ukraine...borsch tonight

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Bukovel, Ukraine

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It's not a birthday in Ukraine without a toast. Here is me doing it big. #bottomsup

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Because in Ukraine sometimes they put your birthday cake in a rando cardboard box. #loveukraine #neverchange

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One year ago the exchange rate was 1 usd to 8 hryvnia. Today it is 1:23. Dramatic inflation is making life here more difficult. #ukraine

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Four months after I left Ukraine a lot has happened, yet visiting this week it is nice to see how life is going on as usual.

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The original insta

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Goodbye, Lviv.

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Books are here! Hot off the press!

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Lviv polytechnic university

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Teamwork