First Day in Kemerovo

We arrived in Kemerovo early in the morning after a long flight from Moscow. It was still dark out! Although we were met by familiar faces at the airport... Svetlana and Eugene from the agency. They took us to our hotel in downtown Kemerovo. We had a quick nap and shower and then it was off to the orphanage to see Maksim. We had the usual drive of about 2 hours each way through the country side of Siberia. It was a beautiful day and the sun was shining. Although, I don't think any of us payed any attention that morning to the view. We were focused on seeing our little boy. We arrived at the orphanage and met with the Director/Dr.Naolezhola, it was great to see her again. Within a few minutes they brought Maksim in to see us. I'm sure we remembered him more than he remembered us. After a few tears it wasn't long before he became comfortable with us. The next few hours were spent getting reacquainted. Then it was nap time and time to say goodbye. Until tomorrow.




Our Interpreter Svetlana.


Outside the baby house orphanage.