Touring the inside of the orphanage.

My dad and I got to visit the orphanage in Cherkasy, Ukraine two and a half hours away from Kiev. This is the orphanage my Aunt and Uncle adopted three of their children from. We took a morning and Anatoly drove the two of us down there for a visit, along with our other translator Vicka (Artyom's cousin).

From June 16 - July 6, I was in Ukraine with my family for an adoption of a little girl, Julia. The trip was a great experience for all of us. My mom, sister Brooke, and I came back home together on July 6 leaving my dad over there for two more weeks to finalize everything before bringing Julia home.