Okay, so I am trying to decide if I would prefer to stay in an apartment or a hotel for my first trip to my daughter's region (hometown.) If I am to stay in an apartment it is about 1/2 the cost, has a kitchen and a living area, however, it may be up several flights of stairs (keep in mind that I will have several suitcases, etc. in tow), safety is a concern for me, and I may have little company. A hotel on the other hand is staffed 24 hours a day which feels a bit more safe, there may be other adoptive families in my same hotel, however, it is twice the cost and I will not have the convenience of a kitchen in my room = again, more expense. Hmmmmm! I have attached a couple photos that another SKM (Single Kaz Mom - this is my adoption pose) emailed to me today, this was her apartment in Aqtobe just last year around this same time. :) The apartment doesn't look too darn shabby! :)
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Go with the hotel. This is the time when you'll be needing a 'community.' As for the cost of things, just remember that you can always make money. You can have more garage sales, do fundraisers or take on a part time job. But having your adoption time in Kaz is not something you can always do. It's a once in a lifetime thing and you don't really want to be alone. You'll want to share you experience, have people take pictures for you and just have other adults to talk with.
Yeah, it looks like a decent apartment, but the hotel may feel safer and the company would be great on such a long trip!
I did the apartment for the entire time---I would've loved more company for the first 4 weeks, but was so glad for the apartment when I took custody of my daughter---more space, laundry, crying child. The cost was about 1/3 of what a hotel would have been in Almaty. Is anyone travelling with you?
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