The adventure begins!

We are preparing for an Estonian adventure!


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  1. Petree-KirkpatrickJune 1, 2018 at 5:56 AM

    Things are coming together - we have found a family to take care of our home and we have our trip to New York (Estonian Consulate for Visas) and D.C. (Fulbright orientation) planned.

    Lillian and Owen are excited about their two week Concordia Language Village stay planned for late July.

    We are all focused on having some good summer times and preparing to leave in Early August!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 1, 2018 at 1:41 PM

    The real adventure began yesterday with the good bye's from Hudson. Looking forward to seeing your news here!
    L.U. all
    Becky

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