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The story of Wide Awake International began in the summer of 2010 when Kim Johnson, one of our co-founders, stumbled upon a blog about the adoption of children with disabilities from Ukraine. Shortly after that she started her own blog and has been sharing our story with the Wide Awake Community ever since.  

On this page, you will find all the latest news about what we are up to here in Ukraine from the different outlets where we share: the blog, the podcast, and YouTube- all of it is here, in one place! If you want to dig into our history (and have several hours to spare…) you can find our archives here and go all the way back to the beginning of our story. 

You won’t find us on social media, so we have created “The Latest” as a way to engage with each of you who has opened your heart to this work. Feel free to comment, ask questions, and dig around to your heart’s content. You are welcome here! 

PS: If you want to hear even more from us you can sign up to receive our weekly newsletter where we share stories and photos from each week. You can sign up here. 

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The Last Bell: Ukrainian School

SCHOOL’S OUT!!!!! Praise the Lord.  I honestly don’t know who’s happier, the parents or the kids.  🙂  I am VERY VERY VERY happy.  I feel like our whole family just...

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kimnjed May 31, 2014
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Coffee Chat

On the eve of tomorrow’s presidential elections here in Ukraine, there is much that could be said.  Things are getting more and more crazy in the East.  I can’t even keep up...

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kimnjed May 24, 2014
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The MoveThis Ukrainian Life

Six Months!

Today marks 6 months in Ukraine.  Happy Anniversary to us!  YAY! The past 6 months have flown by, yet so much has happened and so much in life has changed in that time that I can hardly...

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kimnjed May 13, 2014
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Fun in the Sun…THANK YOU!

Oh Romaniv…oh sweet boys.   I wish so much that each of you could visit Our Boys and spend even just a few minutes with them.  I wish I could accurately and fully express just how...

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kimnjed May 12, 2014
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Mommy Heart on the Line

In ten days we’ll have been in Ukraine for six months.  Crazy.  On one hand it feels like “Where did the time go?”, but mostly it feels like a whole lot longer than...

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kimnjed May 3, 2014
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FamilyRomanivSchoolThe KidsThis Ukrainian Life

On Walking, Smelling, and Celebrity Sighting

Today was so full!  Full of funny moments, full of awholelotta walking, and full of joy. Here’s just a few moments of note. 1.  Addy and Ezra’s class went on a trip to the...

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kimnjed April 24, 2014
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Spring Sprung

Spring has sprung! We’ve had some sun, along with some spring showers.  Overall, I have to say it rains so much less here than in Salem.  Before we moved we heard Zhytomyr was...

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kimnjed April 23, 2014
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