Doing Intros, Dancing, and Ironing our Dinner

 Today we woke up and were ready to shoot at 10 AM. We checked online to see what was happening in Kiev and from last night, they were still on for their truce. Unfortunately, during the day, gunfire broke out and it ended up being a super violent day with something like 60 people died just today! Yikes! Since we are still about a 40 minute walk from the action, we figured we'd start doing the intros for the city. Ben's position was right in front of this HUGE VAGINA! Just kidding, but I bet you can't see it as anything other than that now. Lainey had some fun intro outtakes on a playground, and by the time it got to mine, it was freezing a super windy but the show must go on!

On the way home, we saw that a car near our place had its front tire totally shredded. Not sure if this was normal or if it was done by a rebel. Either way, by the time we came back around dinner, the car and its front wheel was gone. We went to the mall to pick up more spoils and also to recreate an event from yesterday (the protester parade) but when we got there, the mall had been closed and had security guards near the entrances. Also, the KFC was not letting anyone in….yikes! We then headed to the local market which was FILLED with people getting supplies. Legit supplies. The meat was all sold out. Lucky for us, we got some sausages, salad, and food for the next 48 hours. On the way to the market we actually saw men carrying tires from an auto repair shop and stacking them into a van. Don't worry, I didn't stop and gawk. We kept our heads down and kept walking. I got these shots (thank you very much) by having my phone out by my side and just pushing the volume buttons. I can't believe they turned out so good.

Pretty intense. I am almost 100% sure they're going to the square to be burned. It's not looking like it will end anytime soon. After we got back home, we split up (boys and girls) to rehearse our separate dance moves. I felt much better afterwards and was able to do my interview for the day, talking about seeing the tires. 

For dinner, we had to be really resourceful. We had bread and cheese from yesterday, but since we have no gas, we couldn't use the oven or stove. We DID however, have an iron! Presto, we made grilled cheese. Don't worry, I cleaned the iron. It was another nice family dinner. We drank more vodka, ate chocolate, and watched more friends! We called the embassy to make sure that we can stay here until Saturday and while they said they wouldn't suggest against it, they said as long as we're cautious, we should be fine. We looked at flights through our airline and the earliest one leaves Saturday so we're going as soon as we can. Pretty crazy for the first episode I'm a part of. 

Oh, by the way. The cast gave me a nickname; mouth! And no, it's not sexual. It's because I talk so LOUD! Mix that with Lainey who is named Decibels and you've got a pretty disastrous combo for your eardrums!