Strong Stuff

We met some people from Ohio in the hotel - a retired couple and their daughter.  They were here to pick up a Russian orphan she has adopted.  There they were, in the corridor, with 2-year-old Maxim, who is about to fly the Atlantic to begin a new life as an American.  Not surprisingly, he hadn't uttered a word in the 36 hours since they picked him up.  It was a primal scene, very raw.