Message-ID: <28727360.1075861075255.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 06:48:47 -0800 (PST) From: shelley.corman@enron.com To: civins@hotmail.com Subject: Plans Cc: ginger@ffcadopt.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: ginger@ffcadopt.com X-From: Corman, Shelley X-To: 'civins@hotmail.com' X-cc: 'ginger@ffcadopt.com' X-bcc: X-Folder: \Shelley_Corman_Mar2002\Corman, Shelley\Sent Items X-Origin: Corman-S X-FileName: scorman (Non-Privileged).pst Sorry I missed your call last night. I had a good cry and went to bed early. As you noted in your voice message, I am planning to travel by myself on Saturday, Dec 15. It is the only time I can get a confirmed flight (albeit a more cumbersome route and more expensive). Here is the other part of my plans. I feel fairly sure that I will return to the US immediately after my court date, unless the stay requirements are very, very short. I can fathom the courage to travel by myself, but not to hang around 2 weeks by myself. Also, all these constant changes have put a serious strain on what is already a very tedious work situation for me. I am still planning to have Connie move forward with getting Kim a letter of invitation /VISAs -- including a Russian VISA that is good until Mid-January. That way Kim can return for Alina after the first of the year if necessary. Please ask Sergei to look into possible arrangements. I would be happy to pay for Sergei and Larisa to have a holiday in Moscow if they were willing to fly with Alina there. Perhaps she could stay at the orphanage or with a host family and have an orphanage worker take her to Almaty. I am totally terrified about traveling by myself -- but this isn't a fear that will ease with time. I feel like I just have to dive in or I am going to change my mind. I need some reassurance on what happens at the airport. Will the assistance service help me at customs? Will Sergei pick me up and where will I find him? Do I have hotel accomodations (if so preferrably at the Hyatt)? Obviously I am also handling a mountain of guilt about leaving without Liz. I wrote her a note about my current thoughts on travel and why I am leaning towards leaving on Sat. Shelley Corman 713-853-7083