Well, Randy, Doug and Candace went off to the US embassy to file for the kids' visas. I wish them luck. We need a whole stack of paperwork, and we're not entirely sure we have all the right forms, as some are written in Vietnamese. This is so different from adoption in China. In China, we had a fabulous guide who was with us 24/7, she handled everything from the paperwork, to bargaining for pearls. Here, we are on our own. Our guide set up the appts., but then took off. We have to navigate ourselves and make sure we have all the right paperwork. We're relying on helpful folks who have adopted from Vietnam recently to email us directions and next steps.
Yesterday, we got Tyler's passport and medical check-up. However, getting the passport was a 45 minute ordeal, because apparently the officials couldn't find his passport, and no one spoke English. Then, we got lost getting to the medical clinic. Although we were only two blocks away, no one seemed to have heard of the clinic. After much running around, we finally found the clinic, Tyler was proclaimed officially healthy, and we were officially worn out.
Assuming that we have all the visa paperwork correct, then we just have one more appt. - the visa interview next Monday. And we take off for home on Tuesday. At last!
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