On our first visit to Krasnodar our facilitator told us that this is a city that doesn’t sleep. After another week here, I can tell you that is an accurate description of Krasnodar. In addition we seem to be staying in a popular area of the city where people come to shop and “hang” out. The past couple of nights have been extra noisy and warm so we haven’t slept that well. Thankfully last night was somewhat quiet and cooler which resulted in a good night’s rest.
Today is a day of celebration in Russia. As best I can tell and understand it would be similar to fourth of July for Americans. The street outside the hotel is blocked off for at least three or four miles and people are everywhere. It began with a military parade about 9:00 this morning and it appears they are setting up for a concert of some type this evening. There are artists and vendors up and down the street selling balloons, flowers, cotton candy, etc. The days events ended with a full fireworks show that took place right outside our hotel. What a nice mother's day surprise! Since today is a free day with no appointments or plans we enjoyed a couple good walks among the crowds. We brought back lattes and pastries which is what we intended to order so I guess that makes our outing a successful one! Even though it wasn’t Starbucks, a familiar latte and nice walk really helped the homesick feelings subside.
Thankfully starting tomorrow we will be busy visiting Sasha so that should help as well. Then the big day is Thursday when we actually get to bring Sasha back with us. Continue to pray for that day throughout this week. While it is a happy day for everyone else, it is a sad and traumatic day for her. We do know that her caregivers have been working with her on having a momma and daddy and we have begun talking with her about going on a car ride. Hopefully having a couple more days to introduce these ideas will help reduce the anxiety and uncertainty she feels leaving the baby home as well. Pray that we find the words, symbols and actions to communicate well with her as she begins to find ways to cope with this big change.
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