Where to start?...we have been unable to connect to Google until today in Guangzhou. We have had a wonderful time in China. Danielle has been a trooper. Actually there are four other "kids" who have come with their parents. We have nine families in our group. We spent the first three days with the families sightseeing in Beijing. Then, we all went to our respective provinces to get our children. Now we are in Guangzhou, where the US Consulate is located, to receive our children's visas to come home.
While in Beijing, we visited the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Birds Nest (from the Olympics), a Cloisonné Factory, Tiananmen Square, took a rickshaw ride to the old Beijing area, had lunch in a Hu tong, and participated in a tea ceremony. Then, we headed to Henan Province to receive Jade. No wonder I'm tired.
Jade is beautiful. Her special needs are a little more complicated than we thought, but we are blessed with good medical care in the USA, so she is really going to thrive. She is funny, smart and already hugging and kissing us. She speaks Mandarin and loves to yell at her baba (daddy) when he tickles her. She rattles on and we just crack up wondering what she is saying. One of our Chinese waitresses asked Jade if she likes her new mama and baba and she said "very much". Our hearts melted. Jade especially loves Danielle. The feeling is mutual. The two of them walk hand in hand wherever we go. We attract a lot of attention... white, English speaking parents with a Chinese little girl. We get stared at to the point of being uncomfortable. Aron is very good at smiling, and saying "ni how" to those who are curious. He has drug us all over the place. Only once did he feel a little afraid. We went down an alley of street vendors where locals buy their food. We were quite the spectacle. Fortunately, people are kind all over the world and so we are happy to mingle with the masses.
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