Russophile: My wife lived in Kiev for maybe 8 years long ago, and asked me, "what are you doing in Odessa?" She describes it as an old dirty port city, where there are enough: women on the streets at night" to make fast money, etc. Also, it gets cold in the winter, and Yalta is better. p.s., I mistook the term "nirvana" with Avatar. When I typed in nirvana, I got a cheap band from years ago. My daughter corrected me, and I found the definition. You are right that I want nirvana, IDAHO!