This is a short video of Alexa speaking to me in Russian. I wanted to have you hear her voice. She actually speaks Russian, Ukrainian, French, and a little English! She knows French from visiting France on 5 occasions during the summer break in school. It's common here to send orphan children to other European countries for 2-3 months each summer to live with "host" families to have an experience outside Ukraine. She has pointed to a city in the north of France that she has visited 5 times with the same family. It's also typical for families in Europe to not have any interest in adoption but to always welcome children to visit their homes for short periods of time.

Alexa is trying to learn several words in English while we are here to help communicate better. I can guarantee you her English is better than my Russian :)