We have the official itinerary from our agency!
Here's what takes 2 1/2 weeks:
6/24 - (Wednesday) leave Atlanta (be at airport at 4am), head for Beijing
6/25 - arrive Beijing 2pm (2am in Atl), stay at Holiday Inn!
6/26 - tour, adjust to time change
6/27 - tour
6/28 - fly to Zhengzhou, arrive around noon, stay at Crowne Plaza
6/29 - (Monday) we receive Ke Xin that morning!!!!!!!!!! Eeeekkk!!
6/30 - complete Adoption Registration - she is officially a Myers whether she likes it or not!
7/01 - free day
7/02 - free day, we receive notarized adoption documents
7/03 - receive Ke Xin's Chinese passport, fly to Guangzhou, stay at White Swan Hotel
7/04 - (Saturday) Happy 4th of July - we'll be at the doctor's office for Ke Xin's physical and several immunizations, plus a TB skin test. We also prepare all of our paperwork for our Consulate Appt. I'll want some fireworks by the end of that day!!
7/05 - free day
7/06 - free day, TB skin test is checked.
7/07 - free day, chest x-ray if TB skin test was positive
7/08 - (Wednesday) - interview with US Immigration
7/09 - take Oath at Consulate
7/10 - fly to Hong Kong, hang out for the day
7/11 - fly home, finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Arrive 10:30pm
There are 8 families on this trip, so we should make plenty of new friends. I'm excited, but very nervous, too. The weekend is going to zoom by and I'm never going to get everything ready in time! It seems like there are 100 little details to handle...
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Awesome! Your itinerary is so close to ours ( 4 years ago!) gotcha day June 29th! We also spent July 4th in China and Ricky had his 3rd birthday in China! Everything is happening fast!
ReplyDeleteIf I don't get to talk to you before you go, have a safe trip and a good time bringing my "new niece" home....
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS!!!!! We are all VERY VERY excited for your family!!! We can not wait to me Brooke and see the two girls playing! You are truly TROOPERS! Please let me or Peter know if there is ANYTHING we can do to help you while you are gone. WE will be looking for you in July!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the book! I plan to read it cover to cover! xoxo
Lori, Peter and Flor