Trip to China
August 30  |  August 31  |  Sophie Mei Day!  |  September 2  |  September 3  |  September 4  |  September 5  |  September 7  |  September 8  |  September 9  |  September 10  |  September 11  |  September 12

OUR ITINERARY August 28, 2008~Leave the U.S. for Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. August 29~En Route August 30~Arrive in Hangzhou. Meet our guide, Rebecca. Adoption paperwork. August 31~Free time. Rest and tour. September 1~SOPHIE MEI DAY! Sophie’s nanny and orphanage director will bring her to the Civil Affairs Bureau in Hangzhou to meet us for the first time! Family photos and paperwork for the Registration Certificate. September 2~Complete paperwork for the Adoption Registration and Notarization. Travel to Yiwu for Sophie’s passport. Orphanage visit. Will also visit the commodities market which Yiwu is famous for. September 3~Tour of West Lake. September 4~City tour to purchase specialty items made in Zhejiang Province. September 5~Go to the Notary Office to receive notarized adoption paperwork. Pick up Sophie’s passport. September 6~Leave Hangzhou for Guangzhou. Meet our guide, Jocelyn. September 7-8~Free time. Rest, shop, tour. September 9~Sophie’s medical exam and photo for her U.S. Visa. Prepare paperwork for the Consulate appointment. September 10~Consulate Appointment. September 11~Take oath at the U.S. Consulate. September 12~Free time. Rest, shop, tour. September 13~Leave China and arrive home!   “Miracles happen to those that believe.” ~unknown While in China, we will post pictures and journal entries here daily. We are excited that our family and friends will be able to follow along and share our first few days with little Sophie.

“It is good to have an end to journey toward,
but it is the journey that matters in the end.” –Ursula K. LeGuin

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