Nov 14, Tickets to Fly Home!

We have tickets to fly home!! We will be flying on Thursday 11/16. It is a direct flight from Kiev to JFK. We leave at noon and arrive in the USA at 3:30 p.m. We will rent a car and drive to Williamsburg. While getting the tickets, Nicky was right next to the agent and asking her questions and following her around as she processed our request. The next thing you know she was pulling out travel brochures of Finland and Alaska. Before we left, he asked for her business card. I think he swung a deal for his summer vacation next year! We have decided that he talks more than Grandma Snoz and Tyler combined! As much as we want him to learn English, we have our concerns!

Went to dinner with Karen Springs who works for CBN, Kiev with adoptions. She wanted to meet us and hear our adoption story. She is an American but speaks Russian so Nicky had a great time with her. When we departed he warned her about going back to her apartment by herself. He gave her some martial arts moves in case she was assaulted! Needless to say, she was entertained by him the entire night! See the picture!

We went to the US Embassy this morning to get a permanent Visa for Nicky. After submitting the forms and being interviewed by a consular, they kept Nicky’s passport until the process is complete at 4 PM. Nicky was not happy to leave without his passport. There was a lot of traffic around the embassy and the streets are narrow. The accepted protocol is to drive with one set of wheels on the sidewalk (see picture)! Great for the cars; not so great for pedestrians!
We are getting tickets for the Opera tonight – Don Quihote! If I can find the ticket office! I’m sure Nicky will help!