Long Distance Playdate Our holiday break came to a close with a visit from William (Ilya), one of Zoe's orphanage mates from Yekaterinburg. We met Will and his American diplomat parents during our trip this past Fall. Will now lives in the Ukraine; the family was back on business over the holiday week. Will is adjusting quite nicely to Western ways, even 5,000 miles from his American hometown. In the meantime, Zoe has requested a subscription to Pravda for Kids. Go figure.

Some of Zoe's other playmates from Orphanage #2 are recent arrivals or will soon be coming to the Washington area, and we'll be scheduling playdates accordingly once they're settled.

Technology has made finding other adoptive parents of Russian children an easy task, especially in a major metropolitan area. Sari had her first Moms Night Out with our local FRUA (Friends for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption) chapter last week. I've gotten several inquiries through this blog as well as other online groups to which I belong. With 50,000 adoptions over the last fifteen years, it is a large and thankfully still-growing community.

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