Monday, January 9, 2012

Teaching in Ukraine-Odessa 2011

One of our highlight experiences here in Moscow has been to teach for the Leavitt Institute, first Simphrople and then in Odessa, both a part of Ukraine.Here I taught in two different law schools two students who were in their fourth and fifth year in the study of law.This was a long oval-shaped table with students all around,with about 25 in class. We were very impressed with the quality of these young people.

We sent earlier pictures Of the Opera House in Odessa. Inside that Opera House however There is a Left side of the stage and the right side of the stage With these little boxesWhere the high society Visitors enjoy the Opera. This was an absolute amazing experience and the Opera Hall is one-of-a-kind.



While the buildings are great,The traditions are also very interesting. This display contains weddingHearts and Padlocks of different people Married in Odessa. There are literally thousands of them along this bridge Built by a wealthy prominent man over a Large ravine as his mother-in-law lived on one side and he lived on the other. The bridges is several hundred yards long and contains thousands of padlocks, until the law changed prohibiting any new padlocks because of the weight.





This is the town square in Odessa and in the background are some amazing old buildings 200 to 300 years old but well preserved. The statute is of Catherine the great, one of the rulers who liked and sent manyMillions of dollars To build a lot of this town.The rulers and Wealthy Vacation here in Odess on the coast of the Black Sea



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