She's A Rock Star

We went early this morning (Wednesday) for our medicals at the Russian clinic. The clinic and staff were very kind. After finishing early at the clinic we headed to the orphanage to pick up Sasha. She was ready and waiting at the door for us. Big hugs and smiles were shared. We visited with her orphanage director for a short time where we learned some very interesting news about our little Sasha.

The orphanage director pulled out a newspaper article to show us. As it turns out, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd was in concert this week in St. Petersburg Russia. He has a heart for orphans and selects an orphanage children's choir when traveling through European cities in concert. He just so happened to choose Sasha's orphanage, and Sasha just so happened to be chosen to be in the choir. There in the newspaper photo was Sasha on stage, singing with Pink Floyd in front of thousands of people! She has an autographed photo, t-shirt, the works! Of course, she sang Another Brick In the Wall. My only comfort comes in the fact that they were taught the song in English and so she hasn't a clue what she was singing. :)

We spent the afternoon touring Yusupov Palace. This palace is famous because it is the location where the famous Rasputin was assassinated. Later we ate dinner together and are now hanging out in our room visiting and playing games. Sasha has spent most of the evening playing games on Dan's iphone. She likes to win- that is for sure!

This is a picture of Sasha and her orphanage group at the concert. What an incredible experience. What other crazy and interesting things will I learn about this kid?!