[MominPA]

We brought our son with us for our second adoption. He was 8 years old at the time. We brought him on our second trip and he was able to go into the baby house and court room. We were even able to bring him for a visit to his former baby house and visit with his former caregivers. Everyone made a fuss over him since they loved seeing how well he is doing.

We adopted from Moscow city both times so there was no intercountry travel which is a plus.

The flight going there was long for him, but the flight home he enjoyed more since he was playing with some Russia boys his age.

It depends where you travel in Russia. If you stay in a major city it would be easier then a remote area. Being in Moscow we didn't have a problem with food and we just drank bottle water. There were plenty of choices to feed a young child. We stayed at the Marriott Tverskaya and right around the corner was a new grocery store that was "Americanized". General Mills cereal, Dannon yogort, etc. Going out to eat was McDonalds, pizza, Italian food, Starlight diner and TGI Friday's. Not much different if we were home.

It was a positive experience for our son and I would have brought him even if he was younger. If there was intercountry travel I might reconsider. Maybe if you can choose to adopt from St Petersburg or Moscow that might be the way to go.

I am planning on going back with him and his brother one day. Hopefully we could do more sightseeing then we had a chance to.