The First Week
We’re nearly done with our first week of Ukrainian public school. Whew! We made it! All in all I would say the week has gone well. It’s a pretty huge life adjustment for...
kimnjed
February 6, 2014
The Latest
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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kimnjed
February 6, 2014
A School Story
Big news folks. My sweet Addy and Ezra are starting school on Monday. Hold me. How did this come about? Wanna know? Okay, I’ll tell you. 🙂 During Christmas time my friend...
kimnjed
February 2, 2014
About the Snow
Welp, I officially feel like we moved to Siberia. Sure, our address is in Ukraine, but I’m still pretty sure we’re actually in Siberia. …Or maybe it just seems so for...
kimnjed
January 30, 2014
So We Stand
Our new home is in crisis. I hope very much that you’ve been following the news concerning the revolution in Ukraine. If you haven’t seen anything, Google it now and learn....
kimnjed
January 23, 2014
Switzerland: A Weekend in Wonderland
(By Jed) I wonder if we will get our visas? I wonder if we will have to meet my parents in Poland, should the whole country destabilize? I wonder about Swiss cultural norms? – Am...
kimnjed
January 20, 2014
Switzerland Adventure Day 2
Yesterday was such a great day! A little stress, a little food, a lot of fun. We started out the day bright and early with breakfast at our little Bed and Breakfast. I can’t say...
kimnjed
January 18, 2014
Switzerland Adventure, Day 1
Here we are! We are here! After a full day of travel we arrived in Bern, Switzerland and we are as happy as can be. Little bus from our house to city square. Big bus from Zhitomir to...
kimnjed
January 16, 2014
