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The Journey for Our Forever Child
June 2005
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Here she is!
Wednesday, 29 June 2005 1:03 P GMT-04
Here she is! We met her at her orphanage today for the first time. We both fell in love. The legal paperwork has been started!We do have internet service here in Kharkiv. But, I have to buy another prepaid card soon, as I don't have much time
[Photo Album] Chernobyl Museum photos
Tuesday, 28 June 2005 12:44 P GMT-04
Chernobyl Museum Photo Album
Chernobyl Museum
Tuesday, 28 June 2005 12:27 P GMT-04
Today we decided to be a little adventurous. We were told that there's a Chernobyl museum on the far north side of Kyiv, the Podil district. It would be a 15 mile round trip to walk, so we decided it would be interesting to take the Metro. Neit
Constitution Day Weekend
Monday, 27 June 2005 3:46 P GMT-04
Yesterday we went down to Independence Square to wander. Little did we know that there was a HUGE festival going on all weekend. It was definitely a good way to spend the day. There were street vendors selling anything from collectables, books,
[Photo Album] Constitution Day Street Festival
Monday, 27 June 2005 3:27 P GMT-04
Constitution Day Street Festival Photo Album
Saturday in Kyiv
Saturday, 25 June 2005 3:52 P GMT-04
Things went as planned today. We did receive the signed referral from the NAC today. So, that means our travel will happen on Tuesday as we planned yesterday. We went to the NAC at about 4pm today with our translator to retrieve the signed docu
Travel delayed until Tuesday
Friday, 24 June 2005 1:05 P GMT-04
Well, we just got word that our travel will not happen until (hopefully) Tuesday afternoon. The NAC will sign the referral some time tomorrow, but someone at the orphanage must sign the referral before we can visit. That person will not be availa
Our NAC appointment leads to a referral!
Friday, 24 June 2005 5:55 A GMT-04
Our appointment went well today. We accepted a referral for a 6 year old little girl. From what it sounds like, she is a healthy, happy, normal little girl. We are hoping to be able to get the referral signed by tomorrow so we could travel this
NAC Appointment
Thursday, 23 June 2005 2:47 P GMT-04
We just got off the phone a bit ago with our facilitator. We will have an appointment at the National Adoption Center tomorrow at 11:00 am (Kyiv time, of course). This is where we will start the process. We will see files of children that are a
Dinner at the apartment
Thursday, 23 June 2005 9:37 A GMT-04
Today we decided to eat in the apartment, but we didn't have any food here. So we took a stroll down to the local grocery store to see what we could get. I wanted to try something from the deli counter. Didn't have a clue what it was, but I jus
Wednesday's Outing
Wednesday, 22 June 2005 4:04 P GMT-04
Today we decided to go somewhere to eat dinner. We didn't have anything left in the apartment, so it was either go to the grocery store, or go get some restaurant food. Restaurant food won. However, it didn't come easily. We called a couple f
Today's outing
Tuesday, 21 June 2005 10:49 A GMT-04
Last night, we met Diana and Todd from Nebraska. We had been emailing back and forth for a while, but finally connected and had a nice dinner. We walked to McDonalds to meet, as we both knew where it was. No, we haven't gone there (yet). We s
[Photo Album] Tour of Kyiv
Monday, 20 June 2005 2:00 A GMT-04
Photos of our first days here. Thumbnails are now working. Click on the link above (where it says PHOTO ALBUM - TOUR OF KIEV) to go to the photo album page.
Special thanks to Julie Tomoser for the detailed descriptions on a lot of the photos
Our first outing on our own
Sunday, 19 June 2005 12:04 P GMT-04
We just took a 4 or so mile stroll to walk to the grocery store. We bought some kind of breakfast cereal, looks like oatmeal with raspberries. We also bought a couple different beers, some grapefruit juice, and some strawberry jelly. Mostly jus
Tour of Kyiv
Sunday, 19 June 2005 10:10 A GMT-04
This morning we were picked up by Vitaly, our "tour guide" for the day. We went downtown Kyiv to see Independence Square, a bunch of very ornate churches, the military museum, and finally lunch. Lunch was a small restaurant in Kyiv. W
Saturday Night in Kyiv
Sunday, 19 June 2005 12:59 A GMT-04
Saturday, 8pm in Kyiv
We made it into Kyiv on Saturday without any problems. We paid for the VIP airport service which makes customs a breeze. We went through the customs process so fast, I am still unsure how we would do it without the service!
Made it to Amsterdam
Saturday, 18 June 2005 3:46 A GMT-04
We're here in the Amsterdam airport trying to kill an hour or so. First 2 flights were good, but no visibility because of clouds the entire trip. We'll be leaving here to head to Kiev at 11:00 (5am EDT). So far, so good!
Ukraine Map
Monday, 13 June 2005 2:25 P GMT-04
Just a small map of Ukraine that I found online somewhere. We will start in Kiev, then go where ever we need to go to find our child.
Travel Arrangements
Saturday, 11 June 2005 10:33 A GMT-04
Here's our flight arrangements:
Grand Rapids - Detroit
NWA Flight 650
Departs 5:07pm (Friday, June 17)
Arrives 6:01pm
54 minute flight
Detroit - Amsterdam, Netherlands
NWA flight 54
Departs 7:10pm (Friday, June 17)
Arrives 9:05am (Saturd
A little background
Saturday, 11 June 2005 12:59 A GMT-04
I thought I would give a little background. We have been married for almost 11 years and have no children (yet!). A few years ago, my former boss adopted two little boys from Ukraine. This got us thinking of adoption as a serious possibility. We
A walk in the park
Wednesday, 8 June 2005 10:19 A GMT-04
Here we are on March 28 in Pigeon Creek Park, not far from our house.