Sunday March 22nd

This afternoon we met with our translator, our facilitator and our other contact. They discussed with us what we should expect tomorrow at our appointment at the Department of Adoption.

A few minutes after our meeting began in our apartment I noticed that it was snowing! We were A LOT more excited about it then our adoption team.

We felt a lot better once we were told this team had been working on international adoptions together for ten years and all of the children they have helped place have grown up healthy!!

Once we select a child we will know where we will have to travel...

More details later....

After the meeting we out with our translater for a little shopping and lunch.

We had already used up our international phone minutes on our cell phone, so we had to buy some more for 50 Hryvnias...about $5...

We also discovered that the electric converter we brought to charge our laptop is ONLY for appliances that generate heat like hair dryers and curling irons...the directions said, "DO NOT USE FOR TELEVISIONS OR COMPUTERS"

Our translator was easily able to help us find an adaptor for the low low price of 20 Hryvnias!

We then went to lunch where we were able to have Borscht and Chicken Kiev....both were delicious. The cafe we went to had the menus printed in Ukrainian and English....

Our facilitator ordered for us and then right after the Borsht arrived she told us she had to go.....she double checked with us that we knew how to get back to our apartment and then she left. Since I was not aware we were going to be on our own, I did not bring our Russian dictionary!! We did okay with the POINT and Hand Gesture method of communication. We were able to say thank you and that our meal was very good...

We then walked back to our apartment as it continued to snow...we took some pictures too!!

We also have some pictures of our apartment...

We shall up load pix when we can...

Da svidaniya