Books... I seriously love them.

I am an escapist. There, I said it.

And I don't think it's necessarily a good thing to be. But what can I say? I am a huge movie buff. And I LOVE a good TV show (as I've mentioned before). But as much as I like to do those things, there's nothing that I like to do more than get engulfed in a good book. It's by far my favorite way to "escape"...

And since I'm not being "formally" educated right now, I figured reading books is a great way to educate myself - to keep my brain alive and alert.

So I've decided that I am going to try to read two books per month while I am abroad - that gives me two weeks to really get into and digest a book. With the lack of TV channels and movies (that play in English), I have lots of time to read, which is great. I could do four books per month really, but I'm shooting low, just to stay on the realistic side. And if I read more than that in a month, then good for me, right?

I have been in Ukraine for four weeks now and I have already met my goal and read my two books. The first one was Their Eyes Were Watching God - one of those classics that a lot of high schoolers are required to read. It was not one of my graduation requirements so I decided to read it on my own. And I really enjoyed it. It was sweet and sad and made me cry a little. Three and a half stars.

I have a thing for books that make me cry.

The other book, that I just finished the other night, is a book called The Book Thief. I highly recommend it, for more reasons than I can even begin to list. It is written so cleverly. It was one of the best books I have read in a long time and I can honestly say that I have never cried so hard in a book in all my life. And I have cried in a few.... It was seriously so tender. Four and a half to five stars. That's all I'm going to say about it. I don't want to be one of those book/movie ruiners because I've talked it up so much and it just ends up being a disappointment for you. Just go read it and see for yourself...

Now, on to number three.