Guangzhou

We are in Guangzhou (pronounced Gwong joe) where the American Consulate is located. This is the last leg of journey. Here we have to get Nathan’s visa so he can enter the USA.

We were sad to say goodbye to Mei on Monday morning. We are going to try to keep in touch via email. She made our time in Chongqing very special.

Our trip here went pretty well. Nathan was good for his first plane ride. We kept a steady supply of bottles for him and he didn’t cry much. The flight was only about 90 minutes. I hope the flights home go so well.

When we got off the plane we immediately met Elvin our new guide. He is a sweet young man with and endearing habit of giggling after everything he says. We went immediately to the photo shop to get Nathan’s visa photo. From there we went to a clinic to get the medical examination required for him to get his visa. That took about 20 minutes. There were about a dozen US families with their babies waiting for the exam and there was much screaming. Nathan added his own noise to the melee when the doctor looked at him.


Today we go to pick up his visa and that is the last step. Tomorrow we leave for home! We have to leave the hotel at 0530 tomorrow for the airport. We will be traveling for about 30 hours straight I believe so we are not looking forward to the trip but we will be so glad to get home.

We are now staying at the famous White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou where most of the American couples stay who adopt from China. Breakfast this morning was like a baby convention. We couldn't help but stare at the dozens of babies and families. It is so different from Chongqing where we were the only Americans we encountered.