I've been back in Sakhalin since Wednesday 13th December, which would make it a week now since I last used the internet... sorry bout that!
I got my tourist visa ok, took the train to Hakodate on Tuesday and flew from there on Wednesday.
Thank you so much Cynthia, Ho and Laura-Jane for having me that week!!
It's good to be home. I really missed everyone here- a good thing! And since then the boys and I have all been getting closer. For the first week Anton and Jenya ignored me! But now we hit each other every time we walk past, so that's really encouraging ;-)
Although it's good to be back, I do have to go to Japan again, in January. My visa runs out Jan 9th, and in Sakhalin the New Year holiday is from 1st- 10th Jan, so there's not much chance of getting anything out of the visa office before I go :-(
What that means is this:
In Jan I'll probably go to Japan about 8th or 9th, get another tourist visa, come back to Sakhalin, go back to Japan in March (about 6th or 7th), and HOPEFULLY then get a 3 month visa, which we can apparently turn into a 1 year visa once I'm here.
I really can't be going back and forth from Japan every month!!
So- there are the bare facts.
It's a week to Christmas and a lot is going on here-
there are two winter teams from NSW coming to 2 different orphanages here (on a 2 week program). They'll arrive Dec 27th and leave about Jan 11th. There may be a couple of people staying in our house with us over that time. And Anton's twin brother Maxim, who studies in Khabarovsk, will come stay with us over the New Year holiday too. I've never met Maxim but everyone here says he's a lot of fun ;-)
Jasmine (from Sydney, who has been staying here for the last couple of months) flew home yesterday. She should have just arrived.
Now that she's gone it's me, Trac and Becky against 6 boys- the ratio's plummeted!!
I guess I'd rather live in a house full of boys than a house full of girls, though.
Maybe you can tell that I just woke up by my writing... I'll get back to you in a more alert way sometime in the very near future!!
And for those of you supporting me- THANK YOU. Please know that your love has been such a blessing!!!
xx Felicity
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Hi Felicity,
Thanks for letting us know how you are getting on with your visas. When we were in Portugal we had to leave the country every 3 months to renew our visa. If you were an American you had to leave every month. We reckon it was a way of earning more money!!
It sounds like you'll be busy at New Year with all your visitors. I'm sure that you will all have a great time.
Talking of having a great time have a blessed Christmas with every one there.
Lots of love & God bless
Warren & Di <><
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