Curt here.
Well we left our house at 10:00 on Friday and 19 hours later we are in Kiev. We learned some German today. Apparently, Lufthansa is German for sardines. I have never been packed so tightly into a commercial plane in my life. Worst of all, we were in the middle of the middle section (pretty claustrophobic). They actually had one guy that said he was too tall and had to sit sideways since there was no knee/leg room. Since his legs were out in the aisle, they could not take off. They finally got some poor guy to give up his exit row seat and switch with the tall guy so we could leave. I can't remember ever being so glad to end a flight before. To be fair, the Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Kiev was not bad, and we actually got a couple of hours of sleep on that leg.
It was great to see Viktor again. He got us into our apartment in downtown Kiev, with a view of the new soccer stadium. We exchanged some dollars for grivnas and then Viktor headed back home. We had a great dinner of various types of vareniki. It was awesome and really hit the spot after our travels. Now back at the apartment, getting cleaned up and will crash. We have tonight and tomorrow to sleep, eat a little, sleep some more and shake the jet lag. Monday, we will meet up with Viktor and get this show on the road. Appointment at the SDA that morning, get our referral letter on Tuesday and then take the overnight train to Donnetsk on Tuesday night. We will finally get to see the Boys again on Wednesday....can't wait. Viktor said he was at the orphanage a day or two ago and the Boys asked him "when should we have our stuff packed up and ready to go?" How cute is that? My first thought is 'what stuff?' Viktor says they are very excited.
Well, I am fading fast. Off to sleep for now.
Lufthansa is also German for "really bad food." It's a very useful word to know as it will cover many aspects of your journey.
ReplyDeleteDavid and I send our love to you and to the boys. We are praying that all goes as smoothly as it can for all of you. HUGS