Tag: Sasha Yates
RIP Beloved Shirt
Ok, so this is kind of a random post. When I lived in San Francisco, I trained in Tang Soo Do at a studio called Paresh Martial Arts for five years. Eventually I earned by first degree black belt and ... Read More
Escape from Kiev!
(Kiev, Ukraine) We decided to stretch our mental capabilities while in Kiev by breaking out of a few escape rooms. We got together with a couple of friends (C & J), headed to one of the Kadroom lo... Read More
Steak Dinner in Kiev: BEEF Restaurant Review
(Kiev, Ukraine) Grant and I wanted to celebrate an event and the challenge in each new location we visit is finding a nice restaurant with decent food on the first try. This means we want to find the ... Read More
Wandering in Wonder Around the Lavra Cathedral
(Kiev, Ukraine) One of the highlights of our stay in Kiev is something I’d decided to save for the end of our trip. Along with Saint Sophia Cathedral, this landmark is also included on the UNESCO... Read More
Famous Monuments in Kiev
(Kiev, Ukraine) I’ve never done a post on monuments before but I feel like I should for Kiev. This city has some really well-made, grand monuments that I feel help to define the capital. So without ... Read More
Awesome Sign: Ukrainian Coffee Shop
There are many, many coffee shops in Kyiv, several of which we frequent nearly every week. We have not yet been to this particular one, but I had to take a photo of the sandwich board sign outside. I... Read More
Visiting St. Sophia’s Cathedral
(Kiev, Ukraine) Last Saturday, when Grant and I visited the Easter fair, we decided to tour one of the main cathedrals in Kiev since we happened to be just outside its gate. And we thought we could ge... Read More
Happy (Orthodox) Easter!
(Kiev, Ukraine) Happy Easter from Art of Sojourning! And no, we aren’t in some parallel universe where we missed Easter last week and then suddenly reemerged a week later to bring forth our salutati... Read More