It's hard to believe but we only have two weeks left to prepare for our departure to Belarus! I'm assuming everyone is as excited as Logan and I are! We've done our initial planning, spent countless late-night hours browsing the web for Belarusian information, drafted a packing plan, and purchased gifts for the campers, organizers, and host family.
Ci niechta tut razmaŭlaje pa-anhielsku?
This phrase may be the most important one I try to remember.........It's Belarusian for "Does anyone here speak English?". Unfortunately, Logan and I have not spent enough time understanding how to speak key phrases in the native tongue. Heck, I've struggled to figure out if I should be learning Russian Cyrillic, Russian Latin, Belarusian Cyrillic, or Belarusian Latin! I'm quite confident the locals' English will be much better than my Belarusian or Russian.
Belarusian links..............
I've added a few of the links I've accumulated over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure we've each bookmarked our own favorites but hopefully you'll find some value in these.
http://www.president.gov.by/en/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_national_ice_hockey_team
http://www.belintourist.by/travel_en.phtml?topic=factfile
The Plan........
My plan is to provide daily updates once the trip commences. This is obviously based on the availability of high speed internet services. The hotel has a business center so hopefully I'll be in luck. Please provide feedback, questions, concerns at anytime and I will be happy to reply!
