Z with our count down numbers! 🙂
2 weeks from right now we will be on our way to China!! Woo-hoo!! It is definitely starting to feel real. We got our itinerary yesterday. Here is what it looks like:
Wednesday, October 5- Depart for Beijing, China, through Seoul, Korea
Thursday, October 6- Arrive in Beijing, go to hotel
Friday, October 7- Tour Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and see acrobatics show
Saturday, October 8- Tour Great Wall
Sunday, October 9- Depart Beijing for Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Monday, October 10- HANNAH MIN DAY!!!!!
Tuesday, October 11- Go to registration office to complete the adoption paperwork
Wednesday, October 12- Optional tours
Thursday, October 13- Free day/ optional tours
Friday, October 14- Receive Hannah’s passport. Depart Zhengzhou for Guangzhou, China
Saturday, October 15- Hannah’s physical and visa photo
Sunday, October 16- Free day
Monday, October 17- The all important Consulate Appointment, where we will take an oath.
Tuesday, October 18- Receive Hannah’s Visa to go to the United States! Depart for Hong Kong.
Wednesday, October 19- Depart for the U.S. through Seoul, Korea, and arrive home!!!!!!!!!!
During one of our free days, we may have the option of visiting the orphanage that she has been in for so long in LuoHe, or we might go to Puyang, to see her “finding spot”. We really won’t know those exact details until we are there. I think both experiences would be invaluable, but we will have to travel several hours to get to each place, and I don’t think we can do both. I think I will just have to evaluate the situation when we get there. I can’t believe it is really almost here!!
How exciting! Can’t wait to hear about the trip and her homecoming!
We’re so excited for you guys. We’ll be praying that all goes flawlessly.
Hi! I think we will be traveling together! We are with CCAI and our daughter is 22 months from Henan province. We will be bringing along our 3 year old (almost 4) daughter who was adopted in 2008, my mother, and my stepfather. Our blog is:
http://www.sarjent.com/china
Looking forward to meeting you in 13 days!
Wow, that would be a tough choice – the orphanage or the finding spot. You might want to see the orphanage and thank people. Then, again, it might be hard to locate the finding spot on your own, if you tried later. (We will try to find Sophie’s someday. ) Good luck. It will be great, and we love you guys!