"Does the sun shine there?"

The above headline was one of the best questions I've fielded since telling people that I will be in Ukraine with the Peace Corps for two years. I welcome your questions, because I hope that this blog will serve as a cross-cultural exchange of sorts for anyone reading this.

For those of you who know me well, it won't come as a surprise that the question "Does the sun shine there?" came from my beloved sister, Amy. And since I will be teaching in Ukraine, it is probably fitting that I summon my best schoolteacher tone and remind you that there is no such thing as a stupid question. So ask away!

Please feel free to submit your questions through Facebook (if we are already friends) or through the handy "Comments" portion of this post. I'll do my best to add your questions and my answers to this entry.

Thanks! Andrea