So, a lot to cover here. For the last six months or so I have been selling off things I didn't want to take with me, mostly appliances that won't work on 220v power and my second car, a ten year old Honda Fit that I bought new in 2009 and just don't need anymore. Then Corona hit, and plans had to get modified.
I made one big mistake in that while I was prepping in that I didn't get my dog, the Doctor, his necessary health certificates in time - this has caused a major hassle. Dogs coming to Ukraine have to get a special rabies test that isn't widely used anymore, and have to get it at least three months prior to immigration - Doctor got his only two months. I was left with a choice - either stay in the USA, homeless and jobless, with Doctor until he would be allowed to fly, or come over to my pregnant wife and start my quarantine. I chose to leave my dog with my mother and brother in Colorado and hope for the best. Options are being explored, and while money is an object, Doctor is family, and we need him here in Kyiv.
I couldn't have done a worse job packing - the news that Doc wouldn't be flying came in on the Friday before I left and completely threw the already chaotic weekend into overdrive. I had planned for two days to pack my things and one more to pack my son's, and this all had to suddenly be done in one day. I forgot lots of things I wanted to bring for the quarantine, and didn't bring a very good selection of clothes, especially shoes, but enough to make do, I suppose. Quarantine can be a little boring. Maybe that's why I find myself concentrating on my YouTube and Blog so much, I guess.
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