How are you going to communicate with the girls when they don't speak English and you don't speak Russian?

I really enjoy this question.  We have had five weeks practice with communicating already.  When we were anticipating hosting the girls, we had no idea how much English they spoke.  When they arrived, we quickly learned that they spoke no English.  None at all!  It really was amazing how much we could communicate through gestures and by doing.  The girls are very friendly and tried hard to communicate.  We played one big game of Charades for 5 weeks.  Read more