We know have official permission to travel in China. We recieved our travel visa for our passports back on Friday afternoon. We had to actually send our passports to the Chicago Chinese Embassy for them to grant our applications for travel in China. (We are new to this international traveling.) But our passports arrived back safely and had the visas placed in our passports.
I guess it is not big news, but is just another thing that we dont have to do when we get our actual TA (travel appointments) from China. And of course, we have not gotten out TA yet. We and Craig and Cynthia Dorroh (another set of) parents going to same province, think we might hear something on Monday or Tuesday.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Still Waiting for Our TA (Travel Approval/Arrangements)
We are still waiting for our Travel Approval/Arrangements from China. A group of parents from our agency ahead of us received their TA's today, and are now waiting for their CA (Consulate Appointment). CA is the very last appointment in China before we can come back home. Also we have to have CA before we can make any kind of airplane reservations. The sooner the better because the prices of airfares change at a regular pace, especially with the Olympics coming up.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Tongue Twister
So far no new news. It seemed like we were learning something new every few days. But we havent heard anything since we received our LOA (Letter of Acceptance.) We had somemore paperwork to do and send to our agency. We are getting chinese visas applied for to travel in and through China.
We had to call our agency for a question about how to spell Emma's Chinese name. They said it is however we prefer to spell it. (?????) So we asked how should we spell it on the paper work? It doesn' matter was the response. Still puzzled at the answer, but anyway. In the same conversation she told us how to pronounce her chinses name too. It is not how we thought and how it looks. Can is pronounced "tsan," she said like in the end of "cats." And Xiao is pronounced "she-ow." "Tsan She-ow" Say that 10 times real fast.
Jenn sent our little daughter a care package today. She sent her a new little outfit, a little plush toy, rubber ducky, a framed pictured of Emma for her foster parents, a small photo album with pictures of us in it for Emma (with chinese labels indicating "Mama and Baba"), and a disposable camera so her foster parents can hopefully take pictures of where they live, themselves, and Emma in the meantime while we wait to travel. According to the USPS, it should be there in 6-10 business days.
We had to call our agency for a question about how to spell Emma's Chinese name. They said it is however we prefer to spell it. (?????) So we asked how should we spell it on the paper work? It doesn' matter was the response. Still puzzled at the answer, but anyway. In the same conversation she told us how to pronounce her chinses name too. It is not how we thought and how it looks. Can is pronounced "tsan," she said like in the end of "cats." And Xiao is pronounced "she-ow." "Tsan She-ow" Say that 10 times real fast.
Jenn sent our little daughter a care package today. She sent her a new little outfit, a little plush toy, rubber ducky, a framed pictured of Emma for her foster parents, a small photo album with pictures of us in it for Emma (with chinese labels indicating "Mama and Baba"), and a disposable camera so her foster parents can hopefully take pictures of where they live, themselves, and Emma in the meantime while we wait to travel. According to the USPS, it should be there in 6-10 business days.
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