Forgive me, if I am NOT impressed with Sochi
I have wanted to write this entry for a few days, but it has truly bothered me how much money President Putin spent on the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Just the cost of the opening ceremony alone was $750,000 . Yes, 3/4 of a million dollars. But yet, he cannot address the orphan problem in his own country and take care of his own people . The Olympics are known for showcasing extreme talent in young athletes, some even as young at 15 years old. But it makes me SICK to think of all the suffering that is going on over there to these innocent babies in "baby homes," which they so-named them. Why not call them what they are? They are mini-prisons where, even when an orphan ages out of them, they are destined to a life of crime, prostitution and replicating the current trend of orphans. My life was forever changed the day I set foot inside the orphanage in Vladivostok, Russia, in 2010 when we adopted our daughter in 2011. Tomorrow will be the three-...