An Unforgettable Meeting

SPLENDID! This is the word that comes to my mind when I recollect 18 November 2014, the day we had an informal meeting with Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine Mr. Simon Smith in his residence in Kyiv.

To be honest, I have been waiting for such an opportunity to visit the Ambassador’s residence since my first year of studying at the university and finally I was given this chance.

When we entered the house I imagined myself being in the royal palace – Queen’s Elizabeth II portrait, elegant and cozy furniture, the piano, stores of amazing literature books. Everything was penetrated with the English spirit, even the smell inside was English!

I had not managed to delight with the atmosphere when The Ambassador came and greeted us. Then we had our cup of tea with Mr. Simon Smith and his wife, a very pleasant and smart lady. The Ambassador shared his points of view concerning the current important situation for the Ukrainians and expressed his support for all of us and prosperity for Ukraine.

 The most exciting topic was reading the books as all of us shared what book is the closest to his heart. I discovered Joseph Roth “The Radetzky March”, that, by the way, belongs to the top books of the Ambassador.

My emotions go off scale when the Ambassador started to play the piano, he did manage to impress everyone.

I thank the English- Speaking Union Ukraine for giving such a unique opportunity to meet Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine and to spend some time communicating informally with him while having a cup of traditional English tea.

Looking forward to hosting the Ambassador Mr. Simon Smith and his wife in Kirovograd again!

Lyubov Leonovets, a third year student of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, KSPU, won the 2-nd place in the Essay Writing Competition 2014.