And the SuperBowl Commentator is.... BORIS BECKER?!?!?

So now that I'm back at site I shall report back to you all on the Close of Service (COS) Conference. Myself and 6 other volunteers set off on Jan 31st for the 30+ hour ride on the Trans-Ukrainian train, Lughansk to L'viv. While the ride was enjoyable and filled with good company, it really was a doozie and by the end we all started to become a bit stir crazy. Then on SuperBowl SUnday we rented an apartment in L'viv that had satalite and hoped that one of the channels had the superbowl. With special help from Mike (the most determined to watch the Superbowl) who went to the internet to find the international listing for channels to show the superbowl, we finally found a channel that was airing the game. And though the infamous commercials that we all love were not shown there was an alternative for the humor that the commercials bring... Boris Becker was the commentator. That's right, Boris Becker the German Tennis Pro, has recently become such an American Football conosieur that he was appointed commentator for this international event... Of course we had no idea what he was saying because the broadcast was on a German Channel but still he brought a smile to our faces. We suddenly stopped rooting for the Colts or Bears and only for... BORIS BECKER!!!!! GO BORIS GO!!!!

Well after staying up all night to watch the superbowl we hoped on a local train to bring us to the conference at 7am. THe conference site was beautiful and let me tell you, after staying at less than comfy accomodations throughout peace corps service, Peace Corps really sends you out with style at the end. We went horseback riding, skiing, and sauna-ing (I know that's not a verb in English but it is in Russian!!!). The hotel even had a whole family of Sheep!!! to add to the rustic and beautiful carpathian scenery.... It was a big success. Now i'm in the final stretch and I'll be home soon! Take Care!