When we arrived in Kazakhstan on October 1, our bags decided to stay behind. Three days later, four of our five pieces of luggage made it – the lone straggler being Tonya’s suitcase, containing all of her clothes, and also our photo albums of home and family required for the judge when we go to court.
After a week in-country, it was looking pretty bleak for ever seeing that bag again. However, due to the diligence of our adoption coordinator and interpreter here, the bag finally made it from Amsterdam, where it had been apparently misplaced. Needless to say, for Tonya, going through it was like opening a treasure chest, and I think it’s safe to say she’s looking forward to wearing a different pair of jeans today … :-)
Steve
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4 comments:
Hurray for found luggage! Nothing like traveling abroad when you go one direction and your luggage goes another (sorry to say I've experienced that).
Glad to hear it caught up with you.
Love,
Kendall
It's Christmas in October!!
So glad you got the photo albums and of course some new clothes for T. She'll probably never wear those other jeans again.
Any chance you can send photos of your apartment, and what it looks like around you? Hard to visualize where you are.
Lee.
Glad to hear it! Was wondering if you were going to break down and head to the green market for some 'interesting' styles as replacements. Glad to hear it's all working out. if you have any questions, email us as we are still in Kaz (Almaty) until Tuesday night when we fly home. Take care!
Mark and Melanie
YEAH!!! I'm so thankful that you got the piece of luggage with the photos, as well as Tonya's clothing - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! It is so wonderful that everything else has gone so smoothly, and that Lily is connecting with you both. I believe she will make a very quick adjustment when you fly back home.
Looking forward to my time with you all in December!!!
Love you dearly,
Mom
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