The 剱伎衆 Kamui/Kenkido members are staying in Slavtiti, a city several hundred kilometers away from Kiev,

On the third day, we visited a school in Elyabki, a village about an hour further into the countryside by bus on a road with fields all around it from Slavtiti.

 

Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted with a lovely folk dance by the girls and a large loaf of bread to welcome us.

Compared to the Slavic children, the village children seemed shy, but when the performance began, they applauded and cheered loudly, and it was impressive to see so many students who could not fit in the auditorium, pushing each other through the doorways.

After the show, we were treated to lunch in the school cafeteria, perhaps a menu that the students eat daily.

 

I feel this wherever I go in Ukraine, but I came from Japan.

The visit to Eriyabki reaffirmed the desire of the local people to entertain the samurai as best they could.