(Russian) rules for life

More interesting insights from Liz Hulley — While waiting for my pupils in the orphanage the other day, I amused myself by looking at the bulletin board set up in that particular group. Along with birthdays, awards, and other announcements, there was a list of...

Valera Pavlov — A life story

By Le Ann Dakake, director of New Horizons for Children — In the fall of 1986 a baby boy, Valera Pavlov, was born to a young married couple in the small village of Chubaksari, Russia. He was the 2nd child born of their 3 children and everyone was quite happy!...

Welcome to Jill Tyson — new SII board member

We welcome Jill Tyson to the SII family as our newest board member. Jill has been married to Steve Tyson since 1986. They have 6 children. Jill has her BA in International Relations/Political Science and MA in Teaching/TESOL and English Philology. She teaches at the...

Typical day at the orphanage

From Liz Hulley — On Life in St.Petersburg A trek visit to the orphanage. Would it be worth it? It seemed like for the past few months I had often shown up at an inopportune time, when the kids were in bad moods or otherwise occupied. But I needed to at least...