September 2012 NewsletterSeptember 15, 2012|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, UkraineHello family and friends, Sveta and I have completed our first summer together. We first looked into each other’s eyes on September 5, 2010. She tells me that these two years seem like two months. We are very blessed to…
August 2012 NewsletterAugust 23, 2012|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, UkraineHello family and friends, It has been hot recently, in the mid 90s. But, then again, it is summer. Sveta has coaxed me to swim in the sea a few times this summer. The water has had a cool temperature,…
July 2012 NewsletterJuly 14, 2012|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, UkraineHello family and friends, July is the hottest month in the summer. A few days ago, it was in the mid 90s, but today it is back in the mid 80s. Mornings and evening are wonderful times of day to…
June 2012 NewsletterJune 21, 2012|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, The Children, Therapeutic Massage, UkraineHello family and friends, It was in the upper 50's F yesterday, but summer is right around the corner. School is almost finished here in Illichevsk, and the children will be running to the beach. Ice cream stands will be rolled…
Doing the WashOctober 25, 2009|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, UkraineWhen I first arrived in Ukraine, I had a mindset of how things would be. The first four weeks fit my expectations according to the correspondences that I had before I moved to Ukraine. The modern conveniences were not available…
My New Little FriendSeptember 21, 2009|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, UkraineThe end of August found me in a small village of Crimea, living with a family of thirteen children. Among them was a twelve year old who had been born with Cerebral Palsy. My task was to evaluate his muscle…
International Riot in MarganetsJuly 12, 2009|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, UkraineFor three days before I arrived, the city of Marganets was closed to all traffic going in or out. At least six buses of militia were guarding the city. I knew nothing about this until I had been in Marganets…
TimingJune 28, 2009|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, UkraineAfter being in the US for two and a half months, I have returned with some new ideas, new projects, and new program possibilities. I guess that the ways things are done in America are faster because of the hunger…
Connecting with the WorldJune 21, 2009|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, UkraineAbout twenty three years ago the personal computer was having its debut in my life, and much of the world. For me, word processing was the big thing. No more typewriter errors requiring whiteout or a total rewrite. I never…
Home Sweet HomeJune 13, 2009|Mark Koehler|Newsletter, UkraineI arrived in Odessa Ukraine on June 8th in the afternoon. My assistant, her husband and son met me at the airport and drove me home. On the way, Platon, Ira’s husband, asked if it had been difficult for me…