Odessa, day 2

On our second day in Odessa we went to the "Museum of Interesting Science." It was insanely crowded, probably because of the fall holidays from school, but definitely fun and interesting. First we had a tour, where a guide explained many of the exhibits to us, then free time for the kids to explore everything themselves, then a science show just for our little group. I think this museum was the highlight of the trip for all the kids. For me--since I am the science teacher for half the kids in the group --it was wonderful see the connections they were making; they got really excited about seeing concepts in action that they had read about before.

We ate a late lunch at the museum restaurant and then walked back toward the center for a session of drawing the train station.

After that it was dark and cold, but the kids really enjoyed their long-awaited tram ride back to the hostels. I was feeling pretty awful by then, so I went to bed at our hostel, but Will accompanied the group back to theirs and watched the kids while their teacher shopped for dinner supplies. Then he brought me more Chinese food.