Tonight was the presentation of the Romanian translation of my story about the quest of a group of American men for a Ukrainian bride.
I had to think of one of the last e-mails I got from the marriage agency in Arizona:

“I hope everyone is enjoying a great holiday season. I just wanted to write a quick thank you note to all of you who were on the tour with me, I really enjoyed the trip and the opportunity to meet and work with all of you. I have been on a lot of these tours and I have to tell you that our December group was one of the best that I can recall! You all treated the women and each other with respect and had a lot of fun during the process. We had quite a few engagements and many others who met women they are very interested in so all in all I would say it was a very successful tour.

We have uploaded some of the photos that were taken during the trip and some of you had given me some of your own photos that are up there as well. I did my best not to include anyone who did not want to be included so if you see anything that you are not comfortable with please just let me know and we will take care of it. You can see the photos here http://www.loveme.com/tour/photos/Ukraine-women_12-2008/

Again, I really want to thank all of you for giving A Foreign Affair, and me personally, the opportunity to assist you in what I think is the most important search you will ever conduct in your lifetime. If we can do anything for you in the future please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank You,”

After the presentation I went out for dinner with the Romanian translator of my novel “Blue Mondays” and a few of her friends.
It was a beautiful evening.