Death of a Writer & Former Orphan

Beautiful obituary in the NY Times about the death of Anatoly Pristavkin, a writer, former Russian orphan and children’s advocate. Must read.

Summer Days

Interesting article in the New York Times today about the luxury of summertime loafing in Moscow. What I found most interesting about it was its really nice details about lifestyles and standards of living — the evolving coffeehouse/cafe culture among the middle class, the price of a modest restaurant meal versus the price of a cheap beer, the salary of a janitor. The money matters discussed are clearly Moscow prices, not Yaroslavl prices!

I’ve been missing working with the kids especially strongly over the summer and so was delighted to receive an e-mail from Glenn today telling me that he will be returning to Russia for a week VERY soon and hopes to see some of “our” kids! I can’t wait for a full report! Good luck, Glenn — safe travels! The best thing to happen to those kids in ages is on its way!