I’ve made it to Mariupol, and so far it looks like a rather nice city.  I’ve got an apartment just out of downtown, right next to the city park.  A short walk into the park and I can look at the Azov Sea.

Because of the delayed flight, and the extra time it takes to travel from Donetsk to Mariupol, this will actually be my first day to explore.  I’m planning to head into downtown and have a look around.  After work (I have to keep reminding myself that I’m the only one on vacation here), I should be meeting up with my contact/friend and will probably get a little more of a tour.

I may not be able to make daily updates to my blog; unfortunately, my apartment didn’t really come with an internet connection.  It did come with one of those 3G USB modems, but I have to plug in the SIM card from my phone (good thing I got a phone!).  I don’t have a good way to judge how much time I have on this account, so I may not be connecting every day.  But don’t worry, I’m keeping notes and will post things as I can.