10 Minute Movie About Last Year's Experience
Video about the After School Program this Year: Made for the kids and staff end of year party.
Tanya & Andre's tummies get in the way.
Sveta doing the shoveling, sweeping.hauling dance.
Jenya, a hard working Ukrainian!
Humanitarian aide from Sweden to benefit newly remodeled hospital.
Two years after loosing a leg he is so excited to get transportation.
Dick & Donna Who let the dogs out, almost!
Girls from Last Year Masha & Zoya
Vanya with String Art
Dr. Olga Helps with Homework My doctor never helped me with my homework.
Cooking Shashlik RIch, David, Tanya+, Andre
Shashlik DInner
Vlada shows Masha and Nadia (one of the triplets) her finger book from English class.
Bible lesson on love.
Triplets: Vera, Nadia, Luba
Friday Movie
TB Orphanage(?) Kids and Some Staff
Hugs at the TB Orphanage(?)
Music Program at TB Orphanage(?)
Puppets at TB Orphanage(?)
"Experiment" Activity at TB Orphanage(?)
TB Orphanage(?) Sweet Boys
Tanya and New Baby Elusha (I think it's Elusha, AND the spelling is way wrong)
Tanya & Baby
New Baby
Pulling Up the Old Floor: Rich and Roma pull up old flooring. The picture looks hazy because the air is full of mold dust, etc.
More Floor Prep
Old Floor Mold
Better than an Elliptical: Chris Trike-ing Flooring to the Dumpsters
Elliptical: The upper body work comes from trying to steer when the back load pulls the front off the ground.
Roma and His Daughter, Rita Work on Melting and Scraping Paint off a Door
Hot Lunch
Nina & Albina
Jump Rope to Warm Up
More Jumping
English Lesson: Teacher Judith
Rich Mowing
Vala Cooking Bliny - Yummy!!!
Children's Mental Internaut (sp): Excited Audience
Children's Mental Internaut (sp): Excited Girl
Children's Mental Internaut (sp): Captivated by Puppets
Children's Mental Internaut (sp) Group
Children's Mental Internaut (sp): Awestruck
The Fire Axe, Etc. in Front of Most Buildings: This is what the two boys were after that got caught.
Day Camp Group Picture TIme
Soccer Mania: Jenya is the soccer master here. The kids love playing with him.
Every soccer game needs lots of hugging!
Catch and throw volleyball competes with soccer.
Yes that is a hot glue gun.
Gluing shells is harder than you may think.
Judith is working on job skills in case nursing doesn't pan out.
Nina is the master craftsman in the shell game.
Pretty Maids All in a Row (in front and in back)
Old Church: 800 Years Old
German Prisoner Built Apartments
USSR Built Apartments
Individual Gardens
Old Lighthouse Still in Use
Judith in One Attempt to Gain the Height Advantage
Russia Seen From Kerch, With the Disputed Island in the Center
Interesting Manhole Cover (CCCP is USSR in Russian)
Read it and Weep!
I just knew I would cause an international incident.
Those aren't smiles on their faces.
Lenin's statue always has a bird on his head. I wonder who cleans it.
Guns! But a nice array for Judith!
Tanks a Lot
The bird is still there. I told you.
Rich Cheating
Recitations at the After School Party
Greek Ruin: Arch
Rich Made Friends with Some Shashlik
Monument With Friends
Flower Star by Monument
View of Ruins and Kerch
New House
Shack Near New House
More Housing
Home: Mattress in Old Shrine
Another Home
Lit Up Crowd Climbing to Monument
War Reenactment Fireworks
More Climbing and Fire
Tanya, Rich and Judith Celebrating
Mickey and Friend: Too Much Partying
Coming Down from the Monument
Greek Ruins: Columns
Village on the Sea of Azov
Rich Catching Aquarium FIsh
Dead Aquarium Fish
Lightning Honing Device Refueling
Samovar Heating
Samovar on the Rocks for Chai
Small Boat with a Storm Coming
Shashlik Cooks
Village Home by Sea of Azov
Judith in Husband Finding Hat Created by Olga: She is considering the possibilities.
Hospital Bed Complete with Person: I gave her a thumbs up, which I am sure made it totally okay to be taking pictures of her in the hospital.
Exercising for Paparazzi
Amazing Hat!! (But she wouldn't throw up in the container.)
Donated Wheelchairs, Olga and Doctor(?)
Sweetie Pie Having a Conversation Between Her Dolls
Donated Walker and Sweet Model
Bad Day?
Hospital Hallway
My Ukrainian Ambulance Ride
Hospital Outside
Black Sea: Rich Fishing
Black Sea: Andre and Alosha FIshing
Black Sea
Black Sea: Sunset
Black Sea: Moon and Ships
Not a Very Gracious Way of Accepting Beautiful Fake Wedding Rings as Gifts
A Dance Competition to See Who Rich Would Choose Started as a Ballet
The Dance Suddenly Changed as Competition Heated Up: It was no longer a family event.
Anniversary Lunch Alone (sort of) on the Beach
Anniversary Lunch, Complete With Flowers: Rich spares no expense.
Adding a Knot to the Love Bridge: Everyone else uses locks but we are waiting to see how permanent this is.
My Girls: Natasha, Luba, Sonia, Luda, Katya, me, Nadia, Jenya,Dasha, Natasha, Vikka, Lena
Exercises: Sonia
Exercises: Nadia
Exercises: Luda
Exercises: Vikka
Biffer: Game where scary, costumed adults hit orphans with sack of flower.
More Biffers
Doctors save those who are "biffered".
Poem Station
Skit Station
Costume Station: A picture doesn't lie!
Twins at Skit Station
Costume Station
Rude Ukrainian Orphans Impersonating Adults
The name tag says it all.
Making Friends with the Right People: Kitchen Staff
My Dorm, First Day
So Cute in the Sea
They may look cute...
Threats actually work!
Natasha
Even shaved heads don't inhibit these beautiful kids.
Old Man and the Sea
Weird Man and the Sea: When I saw him on the beach I just had to take a picture of this guy and his hat.
Singing in the Morning
Dr. Olga demonstrating CPR.
Is it love or Dr. Olga demonstrating CPR?
What?!
Beautiful Singers: Vikka from day camp got a haircut.
Sonia Singing
Rich's Bible Lesson
Reading their Bibles during Bible Lesson
Rich finishing Bible Lesson
Alosha Drawing: Pray for him. His life is tough and he is trying to make sense of it all.
Crafts
String Games
Just Cute
Just a Moment
First Time He Sat Still
Nadia from Day Camp
The Claw: Who says origami is too hard for little kids. Motivation is everything.
String games even showed up in the sea.
Alosha Getting a Shower from Friends
Alosha Drying Off
