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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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Birthday Cooking in Ukraine 101

Saturday was Ezra’s birthday! This was the first birthday celebrated away from family, so I think Jed and I were both feeling the need to make Ezra’s birthday extra special....

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kimnjed November 26, 2013
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On Cousin-Fetching and Toddler Bribery

This weekend was full. Full of fun, full of laughs, full of food, and full of lessons learned the hard way. Hence all the laughter. My cousin Hannah came to stay for the weekend! She...

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kimnjed November 25, 2013
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About Stuff

So, before we made the big move to Ukraine I searched the Interwebs (as Jed likes to call it) like a mad woman for any and every blog I could find about life for Americans who had moved...

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kimnjed November 20, 2013
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A Sunday in Kiev

Happy Monday everyone! We had a great first weekend. Jet lag remained a beast, but I think we have just about defeated it. All the kids slept through the night last night and...

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kimnjed November 18, 2013
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Our House!

So, I’m just sitting here in my little Ukrainian house, the kids are asleep, and Jed is off to watch soccer at a friend’s house (He doesn’t waste time with the man...

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kimnjed November 15, 2013
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How it Went Down

We are here! We are here! Holy, moly, the outpouring of support has blown us away. We feel so loved and spoiled! Our friends and family rock. So many Viber messages, so much facebook...

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kimnjed November 14, 2013
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Today We Fly

And we’re off! Thank you dear family and friends for showering us with love these past few days/years. 🙂 We have been drowned in love and we leave with full hearts knowing that we...

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kimnjed November 12, 2013
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