Today we did our interview with the SDA. It was not as intensive as we thought it would be. Basically they asked us if we were here to adopt two boys, what I did for a living, and if we knew the boys already which we do. They also gave us a very brief history of the boys background. Tommorrow we meet again at the SDA at 4:00 pm to get their approval to adopt the boys. We spoke with Roman today and he said he was so happy that we are coming. We also spoke with Vlad yesterday and he also said he was so happy and that he was taking an English class so he could speak better English. He also called Griselda Mama which really warmed her heart and put her in tears. We are staying with a family in Kiev whose son is in the same mission as our son Joshua in the North Carolina Charlotte Spanish speaking mission. They are David and Chelom Leavett. They are from Provo. They are both lawyers and they are doing legal stuff here and teaching at the University. It has been fun getting to know them since we have something in common. They are very nice. It is very cold here right now and the gas does not get turned on until October 15, 2010 to heat the apartment. The gas is controlled by the government so there is nothing you can do about it except buy an electric space heater. I am told that there is no thermostate to control the temperature so you have to open windows when it gets too hot. Sure makes us appreciate what we have at home. This afternoon we took a nice walk around a park called Merkinsky park which contains the Merskinsky palace that is being renovated to look nice for the 2012 world cup to be held here in Kiev. A lot of upgrading is being done in some areas to make Kiev look good for the World Cup.