We all posed with our awesome and very knowledgable tour guide in front of the Ukrainian opera house.

Today, at the academy, we had the best tea ever created. It was black tea with the perfect amount of sugar; there was no better way to start off the day. After breakfast we began our incredible tour of L'viv. We already knew that the city was culturally rich but we never could have guessed how much architectural detail was put into the buildings. We saw many great churches and towers but I think the best part was realizing how much history the city captures within the design. In the United States we have a lot of beautiful architecture but it is mostly modern and it doesn't tell a story, but in Ukraine, the buildings tell a story. There are medieval, soviet, polish, armenian, and many more influences on the city of L'viv and it paints a picture of what the country of Ukraine has gone through. Not only was the history of the city interesting but it also tied into the history of the US. The most surprising was that a Ukrainian was part of the establishment of West Point. It was nice to see how they influenced us because we always hear about how we influence other countries and not the other way around.