Yuri wanted to see a snake exhibit at a local museum. It was not Nataliya's or Renee's favorite display (in fact, Nataliya had to leave and wait outside) but, Yuri liked it a lot! Above, Yuri taunts a poisonous snake. ;-)
Nataliya, Renee and Paul pose with a copy of Michael Angelo's "Lacoon" outside the Archaeological Museum.
Nataliya, Renee and Paul pose with a copy of Michael Angelo's "Lacoon" outside the Archaeological Museum.
Yuri in front of a monument honoring the bravery of Odessa's troops who fought against the French invasion in 1854.The building behind Yuri is the seat of the local government where the offices of the mayor and city council reside.
Wrap up the day -We returned Yuri to the Internot about 4 p.m. after a quick stop at the "Anteka" or pharmacy. (Yuri has a cough and cold.) This evening, Paul shopped for water and groceries while Renee stayed home and worked on the computer. We ate dinner in the apartment tonight, washed a load of laundry by hand and settled in to check email and work on the blog.
What's next? Tomorrow, we head to a giant market made up of rows and rows of large cargo containers unloaded from ships. All sorts of goods are sold directly out of the containers at very low prices. Monday, Oleg and Nataliya will deliver Yuri's documents to the court.
Prayer request - As mentioned above, Yuri has some sinus trouble. When kids at the Internot are too sick for school, they pull them out of the Internot and place them in a "hospital" until they are better. Currently, many Internot kids are sick and in the hospital. Please pray Yuri will not be one of them as this would limit our time with Yuri and hamper our opportunity to get to know each other better. Also, pray Yuri will begin to feel less nervous and more comfortable with us. Thank you.
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Paul and Renee, I'm glad the paperwork seems to be moving along well. Seeing all the sites brings back many reminders for us. We will be praying that Yuri is feeling better and he will not be taken from the internot. I'm also glad you are able to spend some time with Yuri and not just running around all day dealing with paperwork. Say Hi to Michelle for us.
Also, Cole keeps asking me to see the pictures of your blog. He is excited to see Yuri again. Cole seems a bit concerned that Yuri will be able to speak better English than him, since he took some English in Ukraine. I think Cole is concerned that he may be the only one in summer school and wants to have Yuri join him.
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