- Today the children had a “horror story night.” Each one told a story that they had either heard before or had thought up themselves. The worst was told by Lena, about a young boy who lost his parents, searched long and hard for them, and finally found them in some sinister, terrifying place. He [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Igor is 18 years old. He has been living on the streets for four years. The curse here is a drug called “boltushka”, a narcotic which gradually destroys the nervous system. Igor is already bow-legged and for him walking is now slow, difficult and painful. He speaks quickly in a mumbling stammer because of the [...]
Rita knitted a big and beautiful multi-coloured shawl and gave it as a present to Oksana, the dance teacher here. Oksana was very happy and showed it off to all her office colleagues.
“My day today was full of lots of good moments which made an impression upon me!” says Serezha. In the morning the kids were cheered up with a most delicious milky breakfast. Aleksandr, who was cooking it, was joking around, telling stories and lifted the children’s spirits so much, that all said it was a [...]
Volunteers at our charity are running English language lessons for the children. Dialogues and role-plays are played out in a very jovial yet instructive manner.

