Today was another terrific day in Western Siberia! We have really grown to love the town of Khanty-Manisysk. This oil boom town has wonderful cultural resources, plenty of sports (especially winter sports), the world championships of chess etc.
At the conference today the Americans offered Master Classes which the Russian attendees participated in. Traci L. was fortunate to be able to present along with a colleague, Betsy Smalley, from Ohio's Institute for Human Services. We presented on adoption assessment, preparation, and support. My contributions were primarily geared toward adoption of children with disabilities. The building that we presented in was The Vladimir Igoshev House Museum . The exterior was amazing and Mr. Igoshev's paintings were beautiful renderings of the local indigenous people and landscapes.
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We couldn't resist the photo board at the Conference ... it was like being at the Emmys :)
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Again, our hosts fed us a wonderful lunch. We had closing sessions, a beautiful Organ concert on a new instrument handcrafted in Germany especially for the concert hall in Khanty-Mansiysk. It was beautiful. We ended our day by taking a night tour of the city. We saw the riverfront, the historical portion of the city, the main Orthodox Cathedral, sports pavilions, the Olympic biathlon training center etc. Although the the indigenous people of this area have been here for hundreds of years, the development of what is known today as Khanty-Mansiysk began in 1993. The oil from this area provides over 60% of the nation's oil and 7.5% of the world's oil. Precious minerals have also recently been found within this region.
Harriet was tired of being in the room (my purse really) and wanted to join the fun of the night tour
Orthodox Temple Complex
of Christ's Resurrectio
This is the rectory for the Cathedral. A Beautiful complex with multiple buildings at the Center of the town.
Saints Cyril and Methodius; two brothers who created the Cyrillic alphabet
I'll admit-I"m tired and the blog is going to suffer for it tonight. I will get on my game and write a more informative blog for you tomorrow! In the meantime, enjoy the photos of Khanty Mansiysk-a beautiful beautiful town.
At the conference today the Americans offered Master Classes which the Russian attendees participated in. Traci L. was fortunate to be able to present along with a colleague, Betsy Smalley, from Ohio's Institute for Human Services. We presented on adoption assessment, preparation, and support. My contributions were primarily geared toward adoption of children with disabilities. The building that we presented in was The Vladimir Igoshev House Museum . The exterior was amazing and Mr. Igoshev's paintings were beautiful renderings of the local indigenous people and landscapes.
We couldn't resist the photo board at the Conference ... it was like being at the Emmys :)
Again, our hosts fed us a wonderful lunch. We had closing sessions, a beautiful Organ concert on a new instrument handcrafted in Germany especially for the concert hall in Khanty-Mansiysk. It was beautiful. We ended our day by taking a night tour of the city. We saw the riverfront, the historical portion of the city, the main Orthodox Cathedral, sports pavilions, the Olympic biathlon training center etc. Although the the indigenous people of this area have been here for hundreds of years, the development of what is known today as Khanty-Mansiysk began in 1993. The oil from this area provides over 60% of the nation's oil and 7.5% of the world's oil. Precious minerals have also recently been found within this region.
Harriet was tired of being in the room (my purse really) and wanted to join the fun of the night tour
Statue on the Ob River
Orthodox Temple Complex
of Christ's Resurrectio
Saints Cyril and Methodius; two brothers who created the Cyrillic alphabet
I'll admit-I"m tired and the blog is going to suffer for it tonight. I will get on my game and write a more informative blog for you tomorrow! In the meantime, enjoy the photos of Khanty Mansiysk-a beautiful beautiful town.
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