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Boris and Lesya 💕

Hi everyone! I know not everyone was able to come to the zoom so I wanted to tell you about me. My name is Jodi Ann Kuchynska and I am from the US. I was born in NY, about 30 minutes from NYC. I went to college and graduate school there as well. When my mother passed I moved to Texas and became a teacher. I taught in Texas and Florida for a total of 17 years. I was mainly a high school history/ social studies teacher for most of that time but over 17 years I taught k-12 all subjects. I decided to come to Ukraine in the fall of 2022 as a humanitarian aid volunteer. While I was here I met and have since married my husband. I still volunteer as much as I can but for this past school year I was also an english teacher within Cambridge programs at schools in Ukraine. I have taught k-11 here as well. My husband and I have two cats, Boris and Lesya. They are both rescues from Kherson. We got Boris first and then found his actual mom and adopted her a few months later. I absolutely love it here and plan on staying here long term. I love my current school and my students as well. Some silly things now🤣 my favorite things. Color? Purple. Food? Still NY pizza🤷🏼‍♀️🤣 number? 7. Season? Fall (my birthday🎉). My favorite place in the entire world? Maiden. I look forward to getting to know each of you and please ask whatever questions you want! I am always willing to answer. I am looking forward to a great month with all of you! See ya soon!

A big thank you to everyone who joined the zoom today! It was so nice to meet all of you! I look forward to a fantastic month showing you all sorts of American things! Please always ask questions! They help us all learn!

🌍 Hello, friends! 📢 Exciting news! Our first meeting with Jodi is in 1h. 🗓 Date: 1 June ⏰ Time 11am 📝 If you still haven’t done so, fill out the form below to receive Zoom link for the meeting. An email with zoom link will be send to you. https://forms.gle/YFwDnA9dbVegHM3D8

Good morning everyone! My name is Jodi Ann Kuchynska and for June we will be learning all about the USA! So many things are the same, yet very different in the US compared to Ukraine and i look forward to sharing these with you! I have been a teacher in several US states for over 17 years and I am proud to say my 18th year of teaching has been right here in Kyiv. We will have our first zoom meeting at 11am and I look forward to telling you more about me and learning about you! See you soon.

Hello friends! 🌟 Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday, participated actively, and asked questions. This is your last chance to ask Karla any questions you might have and to say thanks for her contributions. In June, we will welcome a new cultural ambassador, Jodi, from the USA. 🇺🇸 Our first meeting with Jodi will be tomorrow at 11am, so get ready! 📅 Wishing everyone a lovely day! 🌼

As a sidebar, the full name for frites (картопля фрі) is Vlaamse Frites, which is in Belgium. British & Irish people call them "chips" and Americans call them "French Fries" even though they're not French. But in Kyiv I found Kartofan, outside a metro station, and they're called Belgian Potatoes. The most important thing was that they were tasty !

We'll close today with the modern language map of the Low Countries, in which a language or dialect of Dutch is spoken, or at least understood.