Saturday, August 11, 2007

Our Schedule So Far:

Leave on Wednesday, August 15th at 3:30 AM
Fly on Alaska to SF get there at 8:45 AM, at 12:45 PM leave on JAL to Tokyo and get there at 3:30 PM on Thursday, August 16th. Leave at 6:30 PM on JAL to Guangzhou and arrive around 10:05 PM - go to the Victory Hotel and crash!
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Friday, August 17th - sleep in - recover and settle in for a few wks stay.
Saturday, August 18 - Sunday, August 19th - travel and return - go see friend Lisa in Heyuan - about 5 hours north-east of Guangzhou. Visit with her family and students
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Monday, August 20th we should be getting Taylor - at our hotel ?
Tuesday, August 21st, get paperwork started for her passport and visa
Wednesday, August 22nd ? maybe - Go to Dongguan to visit Taylor's orphanage and meet with foster family
........rest of the wk and wknd hang out at local parks and take it easy with kids.
Hoping to meet with various families we know traveling, the Bullington's and the Carlson's.
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Thursday, August 30th is the Consolate Appointment - swearing in ceremony - split second :-) for those who have done this before LOL
Friday, August 31, we get our official paperwork from the US Embassy for citizenship
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Saturday and Sunday - September 1-2, will travel to Nanchang and Jingdezhen to see Reagan's foster mother and orphanage since we did not get to 3-1/2 years ago.
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September 3-4 - still not finalized
Wednesday, 5th we fly home - Guangzhou to Tokyo to SF to Seattle and arrive at 3:30 PM (gone 3 weeks and 12 hours)
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4 comments:

Mommy Spice said...

Just saw your post on the April DTC yahoo group. Congratulations!

Nicholson Family said...

I can't wait for the post that she's in your arms. It's close! Have a safe and non-eventful but extremely exciting trip!!!!!

looneytunes32 said...

WooHoo! So excited for you here in MI! I'll be following along; can't wait to hear about Meet Taylor day!
MaryD

Yoli said...

Just saw your post on the April DTC too!! Congratulations, have a safe journey!!


Yoli