Uneventful times

We are at the point of our adoption where there is little we can do except wait.  We are waiting for the courts in Claudia's country to be functional again and we are waiting for our Article 5's to be issued so that we can get a travel date.  We would love to know the date that we will get to meet our daughter for the first time! 

Once we get our date we can begin booking flights and a hotel.  We are hoping to be able to book flights soon so the prices do not keep going up.  We are about $7500 short of being fully funded for Claudia's adoption and most of that money is going directly towards travel.  We will need to purchase two round trip tickets and one one-way ticket.  Unfortunately Claudia's country requires that we purchase round trip tickets even though we are unsure of when we will be returning home.  This is to prove our intentions of leaving her country.  We will inevitably be required to pay additional fees for changing the return flights. 

As far as hotels go, we are looking into a few at this time.  We will be staying in Claudia's region for the majority of our stay but will be required to travel and stay a few nights in the capital city.  Hotels run about $100/night in Claudia's region although we are hoping to find something a little cheaper.  Jason and I will both travel to meet and bond with Claudia, I will stay for as long as I can before I have to return for school.  Jason will have to stay for a total of 4-8 weeks.  The hotel could become very expensive! 

We are getting excited about the prospect of traveling to Latin America.  Neither of us has left the country besides going to Canada.  It will be a great experience.  Besides the obvious of meeting our daughter, we are looking forward to eating the native cuisine and hopefully learning how to cook it so that we can do so at home.  We look forward to implementing meals and traditions from Claudia's country and region into our lives.

Please pray for our adoption and if you feel led, please use our tax deductible donation link on the right hand side of the page to help us become funded for our Claudia's adoption.