Friday, August 14, 2009

Graduates

We have 6 kids who are graduating from Sovietsk this year! Some are going to be welders, others machine operators. One will study to become a veterinarian, which is pretty uncommon for our kids. But they love animals at Sovietsk, so there is at least one example of someone following their interests. This is a bittersweet time for the graduates (and us) because they are now on their own. But it's also exciting because they are trying to make their way in the world. Fortunately, the orphanage's director, Galina is kind and supportive of the graduates. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as they cross the Rubicon into adulthood.

Olga - Lyceum #1 to learn to be an operator
Oksana - Lyceum #1 to learn to be an operator
Alberto - Tech School #18 in Kirov to learn to be a facing worker
Andrey - Tech School #39 in Sovietsk to learn to be a welder
Ilya - Tech School #39 in Sovietsk to learn to be a welder
Svetlana - Tech School #38 in Urzhum to learn to be a vet

1 comment:

Sarah said...

Update--I learned that the Lyceum is a great opportunity and that all of the graduates from this year have started off on the right foot.