| I have been a bachelor many years after being | | | | interpreter, and friend. While I will never forget the trip |
| married for seven years during my twenties. I have | | | | to Kharkov and the experiences I had there, the real |
| devoted my postmarital life to professional pursuits, but | | | | prize of my decision to be adventurous is Viktoria. She |
| now I want another family. | | | | is a very classy lady, working hard to sustain herself |
| I have an undergraduate and two advanced degrees, | | | | and her daughter. She is beautiful as you can see |
| a successful profession, but my life was unbalanced, | | | | from her picture, but she is also very nice, kind, |
| lacking a loved one. | | | | respectful, and gracious. |
| I was very worried that this kind of pursuit would be ill | | | | Viktoria is exceptionally well bred, the kind of lady that |
| advised for a number of reasons including: mistrust of | | | | you are proud to bring home to family and friends. I am |
| Internet companies, cultural and language differences | | | | so glad that I met her and She and I spent a wonderful |
| with anyone that I might meet, cultural bias here in the | | | | six days together in Rome in December 2002 and |
| USA against this method to meet a partner, and the | | | | three weeks meeting her family in December 2003. I |
| enormity of putting together a solid relationship at such | | | | snapped the pictures of her above on her first trip to |
| distances. Many worthy men would question the | | | | the USA this September. She loved my home and city |
| judgment of undertaking such an adventure. | | | | and the wonderful trip to New York where we stayed |
| Therefore, I approached the escapade much like I | | | | on Times Square and saw "Mama Mia." We are now |
| would approach a work assignment, methodically and | | | | working on a permanent residency Visa to have her |
| with extensive research. I concluded that a personal | | | | and her daughter join me in the USA next spring. |
| agency was the only method that I could trust to | | | | My advice is not to hesitate, but to act. This advice is |
| protect both the lady and me. | | | | not tantamount to a guarantee. Depending on your skill |
| My judgment was correct. The family is absolutely | | | | in diplomacy, attractiveness to a potential mate, and |
| delightful and the arrangements in Kharkov were well | | | | spirit of adventure, the odds are you can be |
| done. Darya Mordinson was my constant tour guide, | | | | successful too. I wish you much luck and success. |