Packing up
Well, it has begun. We’ve started going through all of our belongings. Everything is either getting packed to stay here and be saved until we return, getting packed to come back to the states with us, thrown out or given away.
The girls are enjoying playing with these new “toys” we have all over the place now. It keeps them entertained for a bit, which helps when we need to get some things done.
A couple from our fellowship is allowing us to keep most of our things with them, which helps us out a lot. There aren’t really storage areas here and most people have very small apartments, so there aren’t many options for us.
Moving is helping us get rid of some unnecessary things that seem to find there way into the hidden crooks of crannies of our apartment. The week before we leave, we will move our storage items to the other couples apartment. After that we will be doing a deep clean of our apartment.
Please be thinking of us and for our time in Germany at conference before we head back to the states, that it would be a time of encouragement and that it would be profitable in better equipping us for the future.
Language Update & Transportation Need
Hi Friends!
Micah writing here, just wanting to let you all know that I have finished the Russian language course here in Moscow!! Two years, 124 lessons, five days a week. Its a great feeling to know that I have finished and we are getting ready to start the next chapter in our life here in Russia.
You probably have three questions on your mind right now.
1. Are you fluent? The answer to that question is No! with a hearty laugh. =) Russian is a super tough language, and although I can speak well in most situations, I have some years to go before I am fluent. I would say that a minimum of 5 years living in Russia is needed to become fluent.
2. So where is Katrina at in language? Katrina will not quite finish the course here in Moscow. Ever since Keira was born she has only been studying part-time. But she will continue studying (as will I) Russian when we move out to Siberia in January.
3. And what about Violet? Can she speak Russian? Violet understands a lot of Russian and can speak a little bit. She regularly spends time with some Russian friends, and her Russian is always improving. We expect her to become fluent in the years to come.
We are excited to come back to the states and see you all! Will you be thinking about one request? We really need a car while we are in PA. We will be doing a bit of traveling within PA visiting and speaking, so do you know of anyone who has an extra car to loan out? That would be a huge blessing!
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