To Kiev!

Half an hour spent wandering around looking for the best spot to stand, and perhaps five minutes of actual waiting, and I was off! My lift spoke a bit of Ukrainian, was Polish, and spoke a decent amount of English. He turned out to be a telecommunications engineer/professor, and we had some fascinating talks about the various aspects of the telecommunications industry. Additionally, after dropping off the other passenger in a border town, he helped me cross the border and we spent an hour or so driving around picking up various supplies (vodka, medicine, cigarettes, candy) for his return trip. We parted ways, and soon enough I picked up a lift to L'viv in a truck. An hour later, and I was in L'viv, Ukraine!
The two km walk to the center was only interrupted twice, once for lunch and once to call home and speak to mom from a McDonalds front lawn. I also contacted Lucy, a host in L'viv, and arranged to meet she, Sasha, and Sarah at the central square for food and a place to crash later on. Naturally, I was ridiculed for how little, and slowly, I ate, but I persevered and finished my meager plate. We walked back to Lucy and Sasha's place, and hung out while waiting for other to show up (Jeppe and Martin an hour or so later, Reese and Julien around 1AM). Dinner of pasta and local Ukrainian beer (not the greatest...) made for a complete day.