The first 48 hours in a new country

We arrived in Orlando at 6 PM Saturday, and went through immigration. A standard part of this is a secondary document review into which we brought a packet prepared by the Embassy adoptions unit to be given to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service.  We waited almost 2 hours but Oleg now has a 1 year Green Card.  The Visa was a one use, one time document. The Green Card will allow travel outside the country if needed.  We will be applying for his Social Security Number and then for a US Passport.
Until age 18 he will hold dual citizenship. At 18 he can decide to either keep both or renounce his Ukrainian citizenship.  Should he keep it he becomes eligible to serve either country's military.  It's something to think about.
We've had him at the beach on Sunday afternoon and at the city's local aquatic center this afternoon.  The center has a tube slide, and a pair of 1 meter springboards.  He liked this a bit better than the beach, but he's not tried surfing yet.
Tonight he had his first moments of missing his homeland.  He's been a trooper through it and it caught up with him this evening.   Our usual night owl turned in before 7 PM.
We noticed a distinct turn in his behavior once we arrived in Frankfurt with German and English being spoken, but very few other than some passengers spoke his language.  Many children in their home countries are more bold and wanting to lead the parents around.  Being dropped into a foreign country where you know little of the language is a humbling experience.

We have been talking with various schools and will try to enroll him in our nearest middle school.  Stone Middle School.  They are best equipped for English and Second Language learners.  Oleg's learnign style is not yet self motivated nor disciplined. The added contact with his peers will also spur him on to learn.  We do have a Rosetta Stone license and will see how he likes that.   Once he gains competency in our language other doors will open.  The school has had good reviews and many reading this in our county will recognize the school.