A New Grandson and Faces of Russia Travel
The narrator recalls an adoption trip to Moscow and Khabarovsk with Eileen, meeting a Nanai girl, navigating visa delays, traffic woes, and money concerns. They express admiration for Russians, observe daily hardships, and celebrate reunification with Addie, Min, and Louis in Syracuse. The journey ends with a joyful homecoming and a five-person family restored.
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America
Elena
Syracuse
Kremlin
Russia
Hileen
State Tower
Mony Tower
Onondaga Lake
Addie
Min
Louis
Eileen
Louis Gilligan finds home with Gilligans in LaFayette
Kevin and Eileen Gilligan adopt Louis from a Russian Far East orphanage. Louis, now four, learns English in a LaFayette home, attends Ready Let Grow day care, takes swimming lessons, and plays with neighborhood friends. He calls his adoptive parents Papa and Mama, while occasionally recalling his past name Pasha.
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Louis Gilligan
Gilligan
Pasha
Kevin
Eileen Gilligan
Russian Far East
Kevin Gilligan
Gilligans
Louis
Gilligan House
LaFayette
Onondaga
Onondaga Community College
Addie
Min
Korea
Hileen
Papa
Mama
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Tully Valley
Santi
Cortland
Tally
la Fayette
Eel Eye
Skytop
Seagram's Gin
Vendang
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Carlo Rossi
Widiner Neagara
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