Visiting my old home Saskatoon

Today I am in Saskatoon, where I came to visit my Canadian family and  friends. I spent the day preparing for my return home as I am leaving in six days and it was another gift buying day. The luggage is getting heavier by the day.  I am anxoius to see my wife Yaroslava, our daughter Christina, her husband Vitally and our granddaughter Veronika or Nika as we call her.
The last few days I spent shopping for gifts to take back with me. Parking in downtown Saskatoon is far different than in Kolomaya. There in the centre of the city it costs the equivalent of .13 cents per hour  to park compared to two dollars per hour in Saskatoon.  The renok or bazar continues to thrive in most towns and villages, selling everything from home grown vegetables(organic) to kitchen appliances (new and used) and the occational pig. While there are only a few larger electronics shops most clothing shops are quite small compared to Canadian standards. The selection of clothing comes from most of the world including the Asian countries as well as the finer fashion houses of Europe.  Recently Ukrainian goods have been slowly making their way onto shelves.