An Adoption Story (S1): Vanya's Lost Connection with his Birth Mother in Russia

S1 EP5 (2023 Series) An Adoption Story: Vanya Syron was adopted from a regional orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia in the late 1990s by his New Zealand parents.
With information that his parents held onto about his birth family, he managed to get a letter through to his Birth Mother in 2010. Since then, Vanya had lost contact but hopes to re-connect with her and his siblings in Arkhangelsk.
This is his story.
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Welcome! Here on my channel I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, and support for others adopted, including their stories and journeys with my An Adoption Story series.
As a Russian-New Zealand adoptee, adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, I share what I've been learning on my journey with my upbringing here in New Zealand, my current life, and how I connected with my birth family. I also share what my bloodline means for me with those connections from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
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00:00 Introduction
01:23 Early Life
02:52 Finding More Information
05:47 The Letter from his Birth Mother
08:41 Support Network
10:24 Genetic Personality Traits
13:06 Vanyas Siblings
16:05 Advice for Others Adopted
18:56 Vanys Goals
20:57 Outro

[@thegeodude2]

This is my brother! Thank you for sharing his story, Alex ❤

[@alexgilbert]

Thanks bro! Vanya is a good person with a lot for him to unravel down the line. I hope I can help him further too!

[@thegeodude2]

@@alexgilbert yes brother of course, looking forward to the future 👊🏽

[@annabondaruk4583]

Thank you for another interesting story. Wish Vanya to reconnect with his birth family. Good luck!

[@aleksandrakazijas4217]

Greetings from 🇨🇦 I hope Vanya can reunite with his family soon!

[@hendo19742]

GREETINGS, WATCHING FROM THE UK!👍🇿🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇬🇧

[@hendo19742]

AS A SOUTH AFRICAN, I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU FOR YEARS NOW, JUST DON'T MENTION ANY RUGBY!😁👍🏉🇿🇦

[@LoriLee-kq5wh]

thank you for being a door to peace ,,good looking great heart .

[@robincamacho7174]

Iove your videos. GrammaRobin, California❤

[@siobhan7798]

Thank you Vanya, best of luck, you are great , greetings from Ireland

[@siobhan7798]

Thanks Alex, loving this series

[@sherrywalton6258]

Very interesting. I hope Vanya can go back to Russia soon when things in this world are safer. Maybe you could go back with him? Thanks for sharing these adoptee stories on UA-cam.

[@alexgilbert]

Thank you Sherry! Yes I have told him down the line I would be more than happy to go with him if that works out. Happy to help him with his path of going back. Of course - when it’s safer. At the moment - he’s been in touch again with his siblings and he’s super happy to be connecting with them.

[@nobillclinton]

beauteous. Godspeed Alex.

[@LoriLee-kq5wh]

another door to peace

[@tonilevinson8511]

Thank you Alex for everything you are doing with My Heritage in helping adoptees finding their biological families. We have an adopted child and know what adoptees go through. 💗

[@leebee095]

The cat bloopers at the end 😂

[@eloisebush4595]

Thank you Alex for what you are doing.love the adoption stories.warms my heart.from Minnesota,U.S.A.🥰🥰🥰

[@ellenm8778]

Love watching your chael keep on take care❤n

[@LoriLee-kq5wh]

what a cute baby you were

[@zenden6057]

Hi Alex. Looking at your interview style, it sounds to me that a podcast would suit you more. Have you considered this?

[@alexgilbert]

Hello! Yes this is also on the I’m Adopted Podcast too :)

[@patriciavian5658]

More than guilt, a mother never forgets her baby

[@travismaupin6617]

Hello Alex

[@alexgilbert]

Hello Hello!

[@Mrs_B]

Is there any update?