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Protected: Videos

Posted in Adoption on June 28, 2008 | Enter your password to view comments

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Protected: Hello from Babyland (a LOT of pictures)

Posted in Adoption on June 27, 2008 | Enter your password to view comments

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Adventures in traveling to Viet Nam

Posted in Adoption on June 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »

It is 5:30 AM, Wed. Jan 25 here in Ha Noi, and I have slept as much as I can (which was about 4 hours).  Daniel and I did get to sleep for most of the 4 1/2 hour plane ride from Seoul to Ha Noi, so I figure that I got about 6 or 7 hours in total. 
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Just arrived in Ha Noi

Posted in Adoption on June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »

We just arrived in Ha Noi.  I’ll post more after a good night’s sleep.

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The quietest airport on Earth

Posted in Adoption on June 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Daniel and I are here in the Korean airport.   Our flight for Ha Noi leaves in about 4 hours.  We are a mind boggling 13 hours ahead of our usual time zone, and our bodies are completely confused.  I joked on the plane that we were on the plane of the endless sun because it [...]

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T minus 10 hours

Posted in Adoption on June 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »

We will be on the airport shuttle in T minus 10 hours.  I’m not sure when I’ll be able to write another update, but I’ll post as soon as I am able.

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Protected: Just because she is so cute… reposting the pictures

Posted in Adoption on June 20, 2008 | Enter your password to view comments

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In 7 days…

Posted in Adoption on June 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »

In 7 days, we’ll have somehow packed ourselves and all of our luggage into a 4 door sedan

and headed over to the airport shuttle station at about 6 in the morning.

Then we’ll sleep our way up to the airport. 

We’ll arrive and wait in line at the ticket counter, 

and we’ll take off our shoes and make [...]

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Important Petition

Posted in Adoption on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I wanted to draw your attention to this important petition that I recently signed:
“Grandfather All Dossiers Logged In by July 1st 2008″
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Grandfather_All_Dossiers?e
This petition is addressed to the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. http://www.ccainstitute.org/
It is urging the Coalition to speak to USDOS on behalf of American families attempting to adopt from Viet [...]

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Ha Noi traffic

Posted in All things Vietnam on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Daniel found this time-lapse video of a Hanoi intersection at night.  It’s simply amazing.  There are no street lights or signs, yet people seem to avoid having accidents.
http://laughingsquid.com/time-lapse-of-hanoi-traffic-at-night/
I found this Ha Noi traffic video.  This one is in the day time and is taken from the perspective of someone on a motorbike. 
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