Another new development: We've been assigned a region!!! Lyle & I have been referred to Kyzylorda. This is a verbal confirmation only. We still need to wait for our Letter of Invite and that can take a couple of weeks to a couple of months, but knowing our region is huge!
I know you're wondering where the heck is Kyzylorda?! So were we. Google tells us it's in the Southwestern part of Kazakhstan. It's geography is similar to that of Utah or Nevada and the temperatures range from -11.5 Celsius to +35 Celsius throughout the year. So, if we travel in January, we're going to feel like we're in the tropics if it's a balmy minus 11 degrees! Who needs Miami?
The region has approximately 160,000 residents, so it's not too big but it's also not a little wee village. I think we'll have some of the amenities we've been hoping for. We've been reading some blogs from other families who've adopted from Kyzylorda and that's been very helpful.
Hope to have more details (Letter of Invite) soon.
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I was waiting for a phone call but I guess you don't have any news at this point to share. At least you get to spend Christmas at home. I'm looking forward to the New Year and your good news to come.
Hi! Just happened across your blog--I'm mom to a 5 year old from Almaty KAZ in 2004 at 9 months of age. What an amazing adventure you are embarking upon! Looking forward to reading about your upcoming news.
Quaintnace
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