by Liz Sukhovskaya | Oct 1, 2013 | Russia
Feeling iffy about posting this, but I guess I’ll go for it! I had wondered what my views on adoption would be like after becoming a mother. What do I think of it now, having stepped back a bit, and yet, having gained insight into the parent-child relationship?...
by Liz Sukhovskaya | Sep 27, 2013 | Russia, Staff
Thanks and praise: -We’re back safely from summer travels and ready for action! -Liz received permanent residency in St. Petersburg; no trouble from Immigration -Andrei has a new teaching opportunity at an alternative café-style youth hangout, where he can interact...
by Liz Sukhovskaya | May 3, 2013 | Russia
Since the ground has thawed in the city, workers have sprung to life, finishing projects that had been delayed all winter. In our building, this involved repainting the stairwell. I’m not sure why this had to occur in the spring, but it did. I often wonder what...
by Liz Sukhovskaya | Apr 29, 2013 | Russia
We have a 9-month old! After a summer in the U.S., we arrived back in St. Petersburg in the end of August. David was almost 8 weeks old upon our arrival, but a month later we had to go to Estonia to get him a new visa. So we had sort of a parenting trial by fire as we...
by Liz Sukhovskaya | Apr 13, 2013 | Russia, Staff
Well, I got nominated for a blog award in which I am supposed to share some details about myself. I am also supposed to pass it on to someone else. I checked back to a post I wrote about the blogs I follow, and I think about 90% of them are now defunct, though there...