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Help[Games] Andro's Story
in reply to a message by Gabriella Grace
Andro was adopted from Serbia, after being abandoned by his parents as a baby. When Andro first came to live with the Shafirs, he was confused because not only were they not American, but living in America, but they also spoke Hebrew, Spanish, and French, in addition to English. He caught onto all four languages pretty quickly, but would often confuse them together, from example he might be speaking English and adding a Serbian word here and a French one there. Maya and Dan found this pretty funny. Andro does good in school, especially in math. They've already moved him two grades up. He also taught his new parents Serbian.
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Leena's story
Leena was born in a little village in Estonia, to an Estonian mother and a Russian father. In her little village, from the time of her birth, everyone hated her father, not because he was mean, vile, or evil, but because he was Russian. When she was a baby, someone smashed their car's window. When she was one, someone burned down their house. Leena's parents feared for her life, so right before her second birthday, they sent her to her grandmother's house, closer to the border, where people were far more tolerant. Her parents hoped to have her return to them when the summer was done (her birthday was in April), but she never ended up returning home. When her mother left and went back to the village, she found that her husband had been shot -by the police! They claimed that he had been caught stealing, but in her heart of hearts, Leena's mother knew her husband would do no such thing. Alone in the world, she decided it was best to go collect her daughter, and then move to the UK or Canada, to forget all her pain. But on the drive back to her mother's house, she got into a car accident and died. No one knows what happened for sure, but the police ruled her responsible. Leena's grandma was heartbroken and died a few days later, after committing suicide, using sleeping pills. Before killing herself, she took Leena over to the neighbors and asked them to care for her. They thought the old lady meant to babysit her, but when she didn't come back after three days, they called the police. The police took the girl and put her into an orphanage where she lived until Maya and Dan adopted her.
Leena was born in a little village in Estonia, to an Estonian mother and a Russian father. In her little village, from the time of her birth, everyone hated her father, not because he was mean, vile, or evil, but because he was Russian. When she was a baby, someone smashed their car's window. When she was one, someone burned down their house. Leena's parents feared for her life, so right before her second birthday, they sent her to her grandmother's house, closer to the border, where people were far more tolerant. Her parents hoped to have her return to them when the summer was done (her birthday was in April), but she never ended up returning home. When her mother left and went back to the village, she found that her husband had been shot -by the police! They claimed that he had been caught stealing, but in her heart of hearts, Leena's mother knew her husband would do no such thing. Alone in the world, she decided it was best to go collect her daughter, and then move to the UK or Canada, to forget all her pain. But on the drive back to her mother's house, she got into a car accident and died. No one knows what happened for sure, but the police ruled her responsible. Leena's grandma was heartbroken and died a few days later, after committing suicide, using sleeping pills. Before killing herself, she took Leena over to the neighbors and asked them to care for her. They thought the old lady meant to babysit her, but when she didn't come back after three days, they called the police. The police took the girl and put her into an orphanage where she lived until Maya and Dan adopted her.
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Their lives together
The Shafirs decided to adopt again, only after they consulted with their son, Andy. Andy thought it would be awesome to be a big brother. He wanted a little brother from Serbia. Maya and Dan decided that this time they wanted to adopt a younger child.
Andy was disappointed that he got a little sister but he was over that as soon as he laid his eyes on her. The little girl spoke a little bit of English, but mainly Russian and Estonian, so it was a good thing that Maya's grandma had taught her some Russian. The reason Andy liked his sister so much was because she was sweet and he could relate to what she was going through.
Leena had lived in a village so she was stunned by the buildings in Florida and how warm it was.
The Shafirs decided to adopt again, only after they consulted with their son, Andy. Andy thought it would be awesome to be a big brother. He wanted a little brother from Serbia. Maya and Dan decided that this time they wanted to adopt a younger child.
Andy was disappointed that he got a little sister but he was over that as soon as he laid his eyes on her. The little girl spoke a little bit of English, but mainly Russian and Estonian, so it was a good thing that Maya's grandma had taught her some Russian. The reason Andy liked his sister so much was because she was sweet and he could relate to what she was going through.
Leena had lived in a village so she was stunned by the buildings in Florida and how warm it was.
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