Thanks for providing some background on your personal experiences.
The adoption step is one of the best things a person can do in life.
Admittedly, the former USSR kind of sucked me in and I ended up working there about 15 years. It’s really a fascinating place and I’m sure at some point in time I’ll be back.
Speaking of flights to Russia, my first one was during Gorbachev’s attempt at prohibition in 1987. Needless to say, that didn’t work and was a classic example of the limits of government policy, no matter how well intended.
