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.
*If you are a local reader/fan of Wide Awake we would LOVE to see you this Friday night, June 14th at Broadway Coffeehouse, Peru Room #306 at 7:00pm. We’ll be sharing the story...
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June 12, 2013
We’re really alive! Finger still intact, though angry as can be when required to type, hence the lack of posts. It turns out pointer fingers are super useful. I’ll...
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June 6, 2013
It’s a well-known fact among my real-life friends and fam that I’m an extra warm-blooded person. I rarely wear a coat, and Jed constantly bemoans the fact that I’m...
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May 20, 2013
Hi all! Did you miss me? 😉 What a weekend! We spent the weekend in Kiev and had such a refreshing, wonderful time. We will head out bright and early tomorrow morning to take a taxi...
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May 19, 2013
By Jed: Have you ever tried to cut back blackberry brush? If you have, you are already feeling that sense of dread. If you haven’t, imagine fighting off the huge squid on 20,000...
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May 19, 2013
By Jed: Have you ever tried to move a piano? Have you ever set out to lift something you have no business trying to move? You call all your friends, you even grab a neighbor or two....
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May 17, 2013
