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I didn't really have any idea in mind of what Russia would look or be like.
I remember spending lots of time looking around, taking in all the sights, smells, sounds, etc. We were recently in St. Petersburg and the smell is something you never forget. The same stench we smelled in Moscow and Siberia. Burning Coal, boiled cabbage, boiled meat and spoiled milk hung in the air.
What shocked me the most: how people lived (in the region we went to). Middle of winter, people living in small huts, no electricity, no running water, no hot water and having to go outside to use the toilet. After 21 days I don't take for granted anything.
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SAHM to Twin Boys  Our Journey E A C H
"It's not about the Gene Pool...It's about being bathed in love." - J. Hawkins
Signed Aug 03--->"The Call" Dec 03 --->One trip region Feb 04--->Home Mar 04 (age 8 mo)--->Re-Adoption Completed Aug 04
Talking and hearing as of April 2008 (age 5)!  DS-G, age appropriate level (end of 2008). DS-L, age appropriate level (Oct 2009).
Moved from  and were Ex-Pats/3 yrs in  xfer to  came through late, move in progress back to
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