Ukraine

• Arrive in Kiev, where Ties staff will meet you and provide transportation to the hotel. Ukrainian Ties families stay in moderate, clean hotels, where after a day out experiencing many new tastes, smells, sights and sounds, families can relax.
• Gather for an orientation meeting, a chance to connect with the other families, and discuss the journey ahead.
• Tour Kiev, where you will stroll on vul Khreshchatyk, the city’s wide boulevard that becomes a pedestrian mall on the weekend, and observe everyday life while at the city’s most popular plaza, Maydan Nezalezhnosti.
• Learn about culture and lifestyle from specially chosen guides who will be open to sharing.
• Stand in awe of the mosaics and frescos inside St. Sophia’s Cathedral.
• Shop for typical Ukrainian crafts on St. Andrew’s Descent.
• Join a local family in Kiev for lunch in their home and a delicious glimpse into Ukrainian cuisine.
• Visit an SOS Children’s Village, where you will see children being cared for with dignity. Most SOS children LOVE to play soccer. Game on!
• Free time, Connect & Chat for adoptees, and Talk Time for parents throughout the trip.

• Travel arrangements and the services of a guide / translator will be arranged for by The Ties Program.
• Visit your child’s orphanage and meet caregivers.
• Visit places remembered from your previous journey to Ukraine.
• Bask in the messages of the journey as The Ties Program oversees transportation and translator arrangements.

• Reunite with the group in Lviv where you’ll visit the UNESCO-listed Old Town through active riddles and fun challenges.
• Travel to Kolomyia in the Carpathian Mountains where you’ll attend an egg-painting master class.
• Participate in fun and games with youngsters at a local scouting camp.
• Experience Hutsul daily life with residents of Kosmach as they tend their sheep, make cheese, cook local dishes and create traditional crafts.
• Visit Schevechenko Open Air Museum and attend an exciting master class of traditional Cossack martial art – hopak.
• We end with a festive farewell dinner, providing closure to this life changing experience.

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