Russia!

I wasn't surprised that the bus to the Kiev airport was a hot sweaty van. I was a little surprised that I didn't have to pay to get on the hot sweaty van. What would the driver do is someone refused to pay once we were already at the airport? About halfway there he stopped the van and made everyone pay. Well worth the approximately four dollars to not be left stranded on the side of the eight-lane highway.

And now, Moscow! Tomorrow, logistics. Then, if all goes according to plan, get on the train to, eventually, Vladivostok. That's about 150 hours of train travel and almost 10,000 km.

I am so freaking excited.