Ukraine father-in-law visits . . .

It has been some time since I wrote on here last. As those that follow you know that I’m married to a mail order bride from the Ukraine. I’m delightfully happy and about once a month we attend Russian/Ukraine parties where we meet other men and women that married “foreign”.

But I’m writing tonight to let you know that not only will you be delirously happy with a Ukraine bride (you can read my other post to confirm that) but the inlaws are the most fantastic people you will ever know.

My father in law came to visit recently and what a great guy. He can’t speak a word of English but he has helped out around the house and has been re-habing a rental property that a tenant tore up. I didn’t ask he just went to the garage got some tools and went to work one day. Tonight I dropped him and the kids to a movie (keep in mind he doesn’t understand a word of English) while I completed some paperwork and he walked home with the kids so as not to disturb me. He cooks around the house and the other night when my wife was feeling down in the dumps helped out there also.

I’ll be so sad to see him leave in another three weeks. I’m trying to get him to change his air ticket and stay longer. The only condolence I have is that my wifes mother is going to come next year and hopefully stay for five months.

Now I have been around the block a time or two and I promise I have had no other girlfriend, relationship or wife where I wanted their parents to come and live with us. This time I do.

Mark
Happily married to the most fantastic Ukraine woman in the world.

Ukraine for Sell. Russia wins again.

With the upcoming elections in the Ukraine I really wonder what the future will hold. America seems to have sold out/pulled out their support for the Ukraine (NATO and EU) in exchange for Russia supporting sanctions against Iran. But, America, America, America will you never learn that Russia is not going to support sanctions. In the end they will vote to keep the “pot stirred” so they can continue the little proxy war that has been going on with USA since the end of WWII.

If America did suppport the westernization of the Ukraine you would see a dramatically different Russia. One that I believe that would be more congenial and supportive of America out of simple necessity. But with America looking for a proxy war over Iran the American political ball is focused elsewhere. Soooo, America once again will miss a great opportunity for a longer peace. To Bad.

Cone of Silence, Chinese Wall and Ethics

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We LOVE lawyers. They are articulate, appreciate beauty and aren’t afraid to be bold and assertive. Perhaps, that is why so many Ukraine women appreciate them as husbands and friends. However, being a lawyer in the Ukraine doesn’t have the same umpf as it does in the USA because many lawyers got their positions based on “relationships” rather than skills and education. In fact, a legal degree in the Ukraine is only another undergraduate selection. Unfortunate for the Ukraine.

Recently, an attorney that visited the Ukraine engaged our local office in some legal talk while waiting on a girl to arrive. We wont bore the non-lawyer audience with the details but we found it interesting that conflict law in the USA was first named after a wall that was conquered by barbarians and then renamed after a TV series where the “hero” was a bumbling fool:-) (His words not ours)

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Holidays with my Mail Order Bride in the Texas Changing Weather

Contributed by Mark
Member of Loved By Her.com

It is the day after Christmas and things are starting to settle down. The kids are running through the house and you would never know that my daughter isn’t any other American teenager. My wife is at work (her desire) and loves the interaction of Americans as she tries to pick up more English.

Thanksgiving this year was great. It was the first time my wife ever ate Yams and all the different foods had her constantly asking questions. On December 19th we put a small gift under the children’s pillows as is the Ukraine tradition of welcoming St. Nick.

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Christmas shopping was an absolute pleasure this year. I had set a modest budget for gift buying and my Ukraine Mail Order Bride actually came in under the budget by 20% and she was just delightful to be shopping with. The smallest gift set off a smile on her face with the thought of giving it to another. Indeed, I was amazed with the down to earth approach to Christmas.

On Christmas eve we gathered with family. My wife has been readily accepted into the family and in fact I’m afraid if we ever got divorced I would be the one on the outside of the family circle:-) Everyone loves her and loves her accent. I’m always telling her to stop learning English because I like her broken English.

For Christmas I have promised my wife that when she gets her drivers license (she is still driving on a learners permit) I will buy her a car. It was she that suggested that because she will be a new driver that perhaps it would be better if I bought her a “junker” i.e. something between $1,500.00 and $2,000.00. (Who was I to deny this request:-)

She has been great this entire holiday period. We will be attending a Murder Mystery Dinner Date on Monday and then for New Years Day we are going to Burleson/Burlesen, Tx (just south of Fort Worth) for a get together of Ukraine/Russian couples.

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I never would have imagined that by marrying my Ukraine girlfriend that it would make my life in the USA so good. These girls are great partners, friends, lovers and soulmates. They pamper you like a baby and bring their own connection of friends via Ukraine/Russian girls that are arriving daily (I have been shocked to find out how many Ukraine/Russian girls are already here and more arrive everyday for men that had the courage to go after their dream).

Looking forward to a great New Year 2010 and beyond.

Mark

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Ukraine/Russian Church in Dallas Area – Northrich Richardson

Contributed by David
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Northrich Baptist Church
1101 N. Custer Road
Richardson, TX 75080
http://russianbiblechurch.org/

Our family is looking for a Christian Ukraine/Russian Church to attend. My wife is from the Ukraine and I wanted her to be able to associate with other people from the Ukraine at least once a week. I had been searching the Internet and came across Northrich Baptist Church. The main church is a regular English speaking Baptist Church but at 2:00 p.m. they lend their building to this Russian Congregation. If you take I-75 North out of Dallas you will exit on Arapho and turn left. Take the Custer Exit (Right Turn) and the Russian Church/Northrich Baptist is about one minute up the street on the right hand side. It is clearly marked and easy to find.

We arrived with one minute to spare (services start at 2:00 p.m.) and were greated by the pastor whom I had called the night before. His English is pretty good and while we were speaking with him several other people came up to introduce themselves to my wife. (My wife is new in the country so her English isn’t that good). Services started and they are ALL in Russian. My wife loved it and I was bored to tears. Nevertheless the bonus points that I got at home for finding this church for my wife were big time.

The people were very very warm and welcomed us as if we were old friends returning from a long vacation. I really appreciated the giving and Christ like feeling that was throughout the services and amongst the people. At one point in the service we had stood to sing a hymn in Russian and my wife had handed me the English Hymnal with the page opened to page 62. I was trying to get the tune down when one of the Russian women across the way noticed my problem. She came across and correctly turned the page to the corresponding song and I was able to sing in English while everyone else was singing in Russian. (The English Hymnal and the Russian Hymnal have the same songs but on different pages).

As we were leaving the Senior Pastor came up and talked to us but I’m not sure he speaks English. I noticed on the website that he has been in the country two years and my wife said he spoke Ukrainian instead of Russian to her. However, he was a very nice man also.

Finally, we were told that starting in December they will have their services in both English and Russian which will really help augment their services. If you are looking for a small Russian/Ukrainian Church were the people are open, warm, kind Christian people I would highly recommend this church.

David
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The Russian Language Service is at 2:00 p.m. The people were really friendly.

Ukraine Streets – Zaporojie

Streets in the City of Zaporojie Ukraine

Although as a visitor to the Ukraine you will probably not drive it is relatively easy. The streets on the main roadways are large and clean. The drivers are respectful and relatively sparse (the pictures in this post were taken at rush hour).

However, mini buses and regular buses for mass transportation are plentiful. As you can see sometimes mini buses travel within seconds of each other. I’m told that the mini bus routes are determined by organized crime and operators pay big money for specified routes. The larger buses are run by the government and pensioners can ride these buses and can be crowded with older folks and rift raft (drunks) because of their extremely low fare. (Mini buses cost all of 10 cents USD:-)

Finally, you will probably want to ride the mini buses, trolleys and regular buses just to obtain the experience but remember that to impress your Mail Order Bride you should break down and pay the $5.00 for a taxes (most rides around the city of Zaporojie will run $5-$7).

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Wide Street in the City of Zaporojie Ukraine

Cossack Fighters Last Stand

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The above Cossack fighter is a member of a team that reenacts the last battles of the cossack fighters on an island in Zaporojie Ukraine. There is a beautiful museum dedicated to these fighters on an island in Zaporojie (notice that because of the varying languages used in the Ukraine as it was dominated by different countries/regions even the cities spelling varies) which is a must see when traveling within the Ukraine.

Wiki reports that:

Towards the end of the 15th century, Zaporozhian Cossacks had established a Cossack host in the wild steppe (“дике поле” in Ukrainian) of Ukraine around the Dnieper River. In the 16th century, the Don Cossacks established another cossack host in the Don River basin. Other Cossack hosts were established later in the Southern Urals, Siberia and Caucasus.

The Dnieper Cossacks of Ukraine formed the Zaporozhian Sich centered around the fortified Dnieper islands. Initially a vassal of Poland-Lithuania, the increasing social and religious pressure from the Commonwealth caused them to proclaim an independent Cossack Hetmanate, initiating by a rebellion under Bohdan Khmelnytsky in the mid-17th century. Afterwards, the Treaty of Pereyaslavl with Russia brought most of the Ukrainian Cossack state under Russian control for the next three hundred years.[2]

The Don Cossack Host, allied with the Tsardom of Russia, began a systematic conquest and colonisation of lands to secure her borders on the Volga, the whole of Siberia, the Ural and the Terek Rivers.

In the 18th century the Russian Empire’s expansionist ambitions relied on ensuring the loyalty of Cossacks, which caused tension with their traditional independent lifestyle. This resulted in rebellions led by Stenka Razin, Kondraty Bulavin and Yemelyan Pugachev. In extreme cases whole Hosts could be dissolved, as was the fate of the Zaporozhian Sich in 1775. By the end of the 18th century, Cossacks were transformed into a special social estate; they served as border guards on national and internal ethnic borders (as was in the case in the Caucasus War) and regularly supplied men to conflicts such as the numerous Russo-Turkish Wars. In return they enjoyed vast social autonomy. This caused them to form a stereotypical portrayal of 19th century Russian Empire abroad and her government domestically.

During the Russian Civil War Cossack regions became centers for the Anti-Bolshevik White movement, a portion of whom would form the White emigration. The Don and Kuban Cossacks even formed short-lived independent states in their respective territories. With the victory of the Red Army, the Cossack lands were subjected to famine, and suffered extensive repressions. During the Second World War Cossacks fought for both the Soviet Union and for Nazi Germany, a choice which led to what has been called the ‘Betrayal of Cossacks’ by the Allied forces after the war, as the Soviet Union executed ‘repatriated’ Cossacks and again engaged in repressionary policies against their group. After the Collapse of the Soviet Union, the Cossack lifestyle and its ideas have made a return in Russia. Special Cossack units exist in the Russian Military, while Cossacks also have a parallel civil administration and police duties in their home territories that have become an integral part of contemporary society. There are Cossack organizations in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks

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Mail Order Brides – Halloween in the Ukraine

Contributed by Juan
Member of LovedByHer.com

My Mail Order Bride is in the Ukraine this Halloween. As such, I’m watching the Dallas Cowboys destroy the Seattle Sea Hawks Football Team. But I miss her.

It has been a long journey with this girl. I knew that I loved her the first time I set eyes on her and despite the cross cultural marriage our children have meshed well and my family finally accepts her. I think the willingness of people from the Ukraine to accept everyone and to share so much love has really been instrumental. Family is important to these people.

Halloween wasn’t the same last night with just me handing out candy. My wife made such a deal about each child’s costume last year that she became a favorite in the neighborhood and all the little kids knew her name.

But every country has some form of fall festival even if they don’t call it Halloween (funny that here in the USA a “Christian Nation” we celebrate a demonic holiday:-) __) and so in the Ukraine they have crops coming in and carve pumpkins and visit neighbors where they share the fall crop of apples and apple cider.

My Mail Order Bride (now my wife) will be home in a week or so and I’m really looking forward to that. You couldn’t ask for a more loyal loving woman than a girl from the Ukraine.

Juan

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Ukraine Markets are a good source to meet Beautiful Women

Contributed by Tyler
Member of Lovedbyher.com
I’m often ask how you can meet beautiful women in the Ukraine. The answer is obvious once you visit the Ukraine. They are everywhere. Beautiful women abound on the streets and are readily looking for Western and American men.

But one of my favorite places is the outdoor market. Every day there are outdoor markets selling goods on the street corner. You can purchase anything and everything from these markets and they have every bit as much credibility as the guy next door with the brick and mortar store. Indeed, it is likely they both have been in business the same amount of time.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union there was a period where people had to scrounge for themselves. The government which owned their houses was not going to foreclose but it became a bartering community for many goods and services. Entrepreneurs began to spring up. I personally know a women that started buying left over or abandoned goods from the Odesa seaport. She started selling these on the street for cash to goods. Now she is one of the richest women in the city. Her Apartment looks like something from a New York Town Home on the inside but yet she stills continues to sell her goods day after day.

But I digress.

Many women purchase at these street shops. Because of the nature of these shops it is easy to strike up a conversation. If your Russian is limited and you are in a larger city someone that speaks broken English can help you. Other than that it is sign language. Recently, when in Kiev I met an American that was a welder. He was helping built children’s playgrounds for schools and daycares by donating his time. In exchange they gave him a place to stay, food and clothing. He said that in the three months that he had been there he had learned enough Russian to navigate around and speak to women. Would would have talked longer but a beautiful Ukraine Girl came by that caught his eye and off he went.

So, the moral to the story is get up and go to the Ukraine. The women are beautiful and they are everywhere. Such loyal and fragile creatures you may never meet. They will love and worship you like you are Brad Pitt and have millions even if you are a humble tailor.

Tyler
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Calling Your Ukraine Girlfriend. Mistake #9 (But go ahead and try it)

So you have met the girl of your dreams and you are sure if you could just speak to her you could seal the deal. Bad idea and here is why.

1. Most girls overstate their language ability. Like most foreigners your girl is likely to have told you that she speaks a little English. That is probably it. She can say, Hello, Goodbye and I speak little English. Two sentences into the conversation you realize you cant understand her and you need help. But when you terminate the call she doesn’t understand why and thinks you just blew her off. Dont expect a second chance.

2. If you live in the CST you are eight hours behind her in time zones. That means between her job, bus ride home and all else it is going to be difficult trying to talk with you.

3. Even if you luck out and find a girl that speaks a little English the culture difference is going to be huge. Things which you might say to a western girl could be highly insulting to a Ukraine girl.

4. There is going to be a difference in not only the language but the nature of language. For example if you call your American girlfriend your baby it is enduring. Call your Ukraine girlfriend your baby and it doesn’t get the same enduring response.

5. BUT, for you guys that must learn the hard way here is how to call the Ukraine on the cheap;

a. Get a Skype account. http://skype.com
b. Have both her cell phone (they all have them) and her home phone because sometimes one will have a better sound quality than the other and you never know which. My recommendation is to call her cell phone before you ask her to let you call her skype to skype (which is a free call) because the Internet Service in most parts of the Ukraine is the old dial up with regular drops. (You will want to know if she hung up on you as opposed to the internet dropped the call).
c. 380 is the country code for the Ukraine.
d. Do NOT tell her you “love” her until AFTER you have been to the Ukraine and dated her a few days/times. If you do it to soon you will come off as creepy and you will never hear from her again.

6. When she hangs up on you recognize that we warned you and use a translator for the next girl.
7. One more thing. These girls are like every other girl in the world. If you try to “buy” them with gifts they will certainly not turn you down. So know the difference between a girl that ask for gifts (get away from this type of girl because she is either using you or about to scam you) and girls that accept your gifts because you are to insecure to date them without flashing your money (on the later you are the idiot and that doesn’t make them scammers).

Hope this helps. We are always happy to help. Check out real women wanting real men at Lovedbyher.com