It is 11am in Bishkek and we just returned from the US embassy located nearby. We basically gave them all of our paperwork so they could perform some advance investigation before we go to Almaty for our final interviews. Once we got through the security (think Fort Knox) it was very straight forward. Tonight we have to go and get more photo's for a new Kyrgyzstan visa as the one we got was only good for one entry and we need to enter the country twice so we can leave from Bishkek. More money and time, but should not be a problem.
I continue to be impressed with the people here. They have gone out of their way to be helpful. The staff at the Golden Dragon has been especially nice. They are taking very good care of us and I am very happy that we decided to stay here again.
The children are continuing to surprise us with how adaptable they are. Jack is acting as though I have been his daddy all along. Nothing but smiles from this kid. All the others seem to be doing just fine. I think Rita and Sergey miss some of their caregivers at the orphanage but it does not slow them down much. They are doing very well.
Speaking of Rita and Sergey, they are continuing to enjoy themselves but things are better for John and Debbie. They are much calmer today then yesterday, but don't think that means they are calm. These two are little dynamos and they just keep on going and going and going. Rita is actually starting to coral Sergey a bit (which he does not seem too fond of) and is helping her Mom and Dad out. Sergey is going flat out and he does not seem to mind which direction he is going flat out in. As long as he gets to keep moving he is fine. Watch out when he gets some good old American sugar in him.
Not much else is going on. I have a feeling this trip will be pretty boring in terms of news. Now that I have Jack everything else seems unimportant.
Daniel is also doing very well and seems very attached to momma. He is the thinker and always seems to be studying the situation. Carolyn is very happy and is doing well with the mommy thing.
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2 comments:
It's so weird that you have to go to Kazakhstan to finish your process in Kyrgyzstan. But at least your son will be learning one language with you. You don't have to run around saying "Sergei! Nyet!"
It is basically so that we can get Jack's immigration paperwork for entering the US that we need to go to Kazakhstan. It really has nothing to do whatsoever with Kyrgyzstan. It should be fun though with 5 hours in a car with two small infants.
Scott
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