We're here!
We have arrived in St. Petersburg! I think everything hit me when our plane began to approach St. Petersburg and I was able to look out at all those buildings and know that our daughter is waiting somewhere in this city for us. Our daughter that we have yet to meet. Our daughter that is waiting for her forever family to come get her. Gosh, I'm so excited! I wish we could go to the baby home tonight!
Our translator/driver, Andrei, met us at the airport and brought us to our apartment. For those of you who think I'm a crazy driver, you should come ride with the people here! Holy cow ... even I was scared! We also met with Natasha, our coordinator, who discussed with us what will happen tomorrow. We will be going to the Ministry of Education around 10 a.m. local time {that is 2 a.m. EST} to receive our official referral. From there we will go to the baby home to meet our daughter.
A couple random quirky things for the day:
*In Amsterdam, I paid $9 for pancakes at McDonald's. We also paid $9 for a soft drink and a bottle of water.
*The syrup that I got with my pancakes in Amsterdam was thicker than molasses. I'm not exactly sure if it was maple syrup or what.
Our translator/driver, Andrei, met us at the airport and brought us to our apartment. For those of you who think I'm a crazy driver, you should come ride with the people here! Holy cow ... even I was scared! We also met with Natasha, our coordinator, who discussed with us what will happen tomorrow. We will be going to the Ministry of Education around 10 a.m. local time {that is 2 a.m. EST} to receive our official referral. From there we will go to the baby home to meet our daughter.
A couple random quirky things for the day:
*In Amsterdam, I paid $9 for pancakes at McDonald's. We also paid $9 for a soft drink and a bottle of water.
*The syrup that I got with my pancakes in Amsterdam was thicker than molasses. I'm not exactly sure if it was maple syrup or what.