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Referrals, Trips And Court Dates Now
If you read the mainstream press, you’d come away with the idea that Russia has shut its doors to adoption. As I’ve said before, it hasn’t, and if you want proof you need look no further than the...
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Welcome To The Hotel Vladivostok
When I was researching Saturday’s post about The Frog Princess, I got a rude awakening to just how much things have changed in Russia since my first adoption: I checked up on the Hotel Vladivostok,...
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Finding Strength In Photos
I would love to say that, while I was waiting for my second adoption from Russia to finally happen, I waited with grace. I didn’t. I ranted, I raved, I ripped out old bushes and an old patio. Maybe...
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How To Ride Moscow’s Mass Transit
I wrote a while back that Moscow’s subway system is one of the top five things to see when you are visiting Russia’s capital city on your adoption journey. But mass transit can be an odd experience...
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Changes At The U.S. Embassy In Moscow
In the general scheme of things, and given the current state of the adoption process in Russia, this is only a minor annoyance. But I want to make sure those of you who are traveling or will be...
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Welcome The New Russian Adoption Bloggers
Many of the longstanding blogs about adopting from Russia have been, understandably, very quiet in the last few months. But even as we all wait for word from Moscow on the re-accreditation (Andrei...
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About Those Moscow Embassy Changes
You might remember that, about a month ago, I told you there were going to be some changes in the way the U.S. Embassy in Moscow processes visas for the children we adopt. Changes that add more...
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How To Pack For Trip Two
Now that larger numbers of people are going to be traveling again, I thought I’d better circle back to the practical stuff. I’ve given you my tips for trip one and my thoughts on what to do when you...
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Putting Snowsuits To Good Use
Today’s high in Novosibirsk was 47° Fahrenheit, with an overnight low of 36°. Pretty balmy by Siberian standards, especially when you consider that, in January, Novosibirsk’s average high is 9° and...
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The Colors and Styles of Russia
When I adopted my daughter from Russia, two trips were required…six days each and one week apart. While I was preparing for my first trip, I was a little stumped on how to pack. My adoption agency...
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