Our Very First *Real* China Post!
07/01/08 22:34 Filed in: Travel &
Prep
OK -- so, "soon" was more like, "much, much later"...
Sorry!
We all got hit with the "jet-lag + run-run-run + pay+pay+pay" thing really hard. Really hard. Here's the short version: we got Hope on Saturday, after arguing with the orphanage extortio-- er, director, for about an hour over how much we were going to "donate" to the orphanage (this is an actual fee, required for the adoption -- never understood how it became a "donation"), and running around digging up the proper amount of Chinese Yuan (RMB) to pay the man. Nonetheless: WE HAVE HER!!!!
Suzanne is such a much better writer than I am, so I'll let her tell the whole story as soon as she decides to type it here, rather than write it in her journal... heh. Meanwhile, enjoy the Gallery that we've put up. There're over 200 pics to share so far, and more to come. Not all 200 will be immediately available, primarily because I'm pooped. Enjoy what you get...
With love!
Charlie
We all got hit with the "jet-lag + run-run-run + pay+pay+pay" thing really hard. Really hard. Here's the short version: we got Hope on Saturday, after arguing with the orphanage extortio-- er, director, for about an hour over how much we were going to "donate" to the orphanage (this is an actual fee, required for the adoption -- never understood how it became a "donation"), and running around digging up the proper amount of Chinese Yuan (RMB) to pay the man. Nonetheless: WE HAVE HER!!!!
Suzanne is such a much better writer than I am, so I'll let her tell the whole story as soon as she decides to type it here, rather than write it in her journal... heh. Meanwhile, enjoy the Gallery that we've put up. There're over 200 pics to share so far, and more to come. Not all 200 will be immediately available, primarily because I'm pooped. Enjoy what you get...
With love!
Charlie