Sunny Sevastopol

At last the sun came out to greet us today and you could feel the collective relief among the people of Sevastopol as they emerged in droves to shop and stretch their legs. Our girls did not get to go out to play in the sun, however, and were obviously a bit rambunctious. They dutifully sat through an Orthodox religious education class, but this was all their powers of containment could handle. They could not sit still thereafter and it was a struggle to keep them focused on any of our carefully planned activities, even the fun ones. We look forward to the time when we will be able to take them out of the orphanage to give them and us more of a chance to explore their beautiful city on a lovely day like today!

Tomorrow we do get to explore a bit with Galya, our interpreter and facilitator, so the day should me much more fun for all of us. They have requested pizza again at the Potato House followed by shopping in the market for farewell gifts for their friends and caretakers. We are touched by the fact the girls want to purchase gifts with their own monies. Apparently each child is given a small allowance by the orphanage and the girls are planning to use these funds tomorrow.

Some of you have asked for more details on our photographs. The views today are all of Artyleriyska Cove, its ferry, monuments and surrounding architecture. The Black Sea is in the background. We pass by these picturesque scenes each day on our way to the orphanage.