Our flight to Simferopol is just an hour and a half–much better than a 12-hour train ride (although we may take the train on our return, depending on the prices). So much to tell. We stop for lunch at Aishe, a marvelous Eastern cuisine restaurant in Simferopol, and the director treats us to a wonderful, […]
Photo Introduction #2
The surprise phone call comes at 8:50 am. “Can you be ready in 15 minutes?” Of course, of course! The director of the adoption program picks us up. He tells us we have another appointment at the Ministry (to receive information on a newly available child) in the afternoon, but he is taking us early, […]


