We got on the plane this morning to go to Ust-kamenoggorsk. It was a plane with propellers!! We have never been on a small plane like this!! The flight went well and we arrived safely. We found another wink on the plane. Our flight attendants name was Elina! We were met by the agency’s coordinator here Albena. She seems nice. Our translator Lena is very fashionable and pretty. She (like a lot of the Russian ladies) has dyed her hair bright red! It looks really nice on her. We went to a temporary apartment, as ours will be open tomorrow. This one is already much nicer than the one in Almaty.
We then were then taken to the babyhouse. Second wink today, on the bridge we cross to get to the babyhouse we saw signs for ‘Alina’ brand paint! We met the director and she is all business. She looks a little bit like Mary Kay Ash (is that another wink??)!! We were told that there are not 4 girls just 1. A one year old Russian girl named Vleana. They brought her in and she was screaming like a wildcat. Gavin immediately thought she was sweet and we decided to come back later to visit her. The visit went ok at best. She cried a lot because we are complete strangers. They are not any men who work here, so it took a bit for her to warm up to Gavin. We will come back in the morning to see her again. We like her, but do not feel an immediate pull to her. We spoke to our translator about our frustrations of being told there were 4 girls. Please pray that we will know if this is the girl or not. We are so confused right now and are praying for clarity.
We did meet a very nice family here with our agency as well. They are from Kentucky, only 15 minutes from Louisville! We will hang out some with them!
The pictures are the babyhouse entrance and the sign on the bridge.
More soon, Love and hugs to everyone, and we would love for you click on comments at the end of this message and leave us some!!!
Sonja (and Gavin)
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