Pro Speak: Slow Going but Growing

But I gathered my passport application and all my courage and set about making plans ?for the trip for my husband ?and me.

It was a 10-hour flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Moscow. We arrived a bit bleary-eyed and were greeted at the airport by Tatiana. She was the most gracious hostess and spent two days showing us all around Moscow, including Red Square, the Kremlin and the first Soviet McDonald's. It was a dream visit — we had a native who spoke fluent English to show us around the city and give us all the inside scoop. She told us about how life had changed since the fall of the communist government and how the world of fundraising there is growing and evolving.