It is 11 am here and 4 am Florida time. Darwin is working. It is wonderful that he can get some hours in while we have high speed internet. Yesterday we were free in the morning and had to go to the adoption center to pick up our referral to go to Kremenchuk, where the orphanage is. Once again we hopped on a bus, subway, and stair train. Darwin is learning his way around and he led us to the adoption center. The woman at the adoption center handed me our dossier that has been translated into Ukrainian. It felt like I was holding the last two years of our lives in my hand. I quickly gave it to our facilitator for safe keeping. The next stop was a lawyers office to get a power of attorney. So far all of the officials that we have encountered have been very helpful. They seem happy that we are trying to adopt an older child.

When we went into town the busses and subway were very crowded. I always try to find a seat because I am not very good at holding on for dear life. I am too short for the overhead bars. I can reach them , but just barely. I think our facilitator is worried about me and she always directs me to a seat when someone gets up. It is really amazing watching the experts on busses. Some don't even hold on. They position their feet in a certain way and stay upright. To me it looks like surfing. When it is time for us to get off our facilitator tells us to push our way through the crowd. I'm not very good at that yet either. My desire to not be left behind is pretty strong, so I do my best.

This weekend we are relaxing. Our facilitator is leaving to visit her father tomorrow. We will be on our own at her apartment. We are going to explore the area. Early Monday morning we head out to Kremenchuk to see what God is going to do.

Stay tuned for pictures!