I spent the last couple of weeks in Ukraine on a humanitarian mission promoting child welfare and children's rights there. While I was there I met up with people that had currency they wanted to sell, but could not exchange because it was old, so I got older series 1988-1993 $20's and $50's in nearly perfect condition. I am a bit surprised those would go over there, and that people would take them. The exchange places are very very picky about what they will exchange and will not take anything not presently current. I came back with a bag full of Ukrainian coins, no easy task since you have to practically beg for coins in change, clerks are just insistent on you paying them exactly, and not having to get change. When I explained I was saving them, that was even worse - hoarder! Just like here, people prefer using the 1 Hryvnia notes instead of the coins, the coins are tough to find and then you have to beg for them. I am going to auction off the bag of Ukrainian coins, there are 80+ of them, soon for the non-profit humanitarian organisation. I might even sell off the older USA notes I got there.
Would if I could, but my main computer bought the farm, and I am now using a much older computer that is slower and doesn't have enough USB ports for my scanner, or even the camera. Also I visited Austria, even with the Euro at a new low against the dollar, Vienna is pretty expensive and I managed to easily spend the €125 in cash I had, to the point at which when we left I only had €1.60 left over. Next time we go back to Ukraine, I think we will go through Warsaw again, just a nicer city overall.
