Lee Family Blog: Our hotel in Da Nang

Adoption Timeline

06/2006: Began reading and researching adoption, international adoption, and agencies.
09/2006: Attended information session.
10/2006: Applied and were accepted by CCAI (for China adoption).
11/25/2006: Began homestudy and dossier (paperwork).
03/29/2007: Dossier logged-in to the Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs--now we're officially on the waiting list.

05/29/2007: Mailed application to agency (for Vietnam adoption).
06/18/2007: Approved by agency.
07/03/2007: Began Vietnam dossier and had homestudy update.
11/16/2007: Mailed dossier to agency--now we're officially on the waiting list (#14).
12/10/2007: Now we're #11 in line...
05/01/2008: We're #1 in line!!!!
07/03/2008: Received official referral!
07/22/2008: I-600 acknowledgment
08/29/2008: I171H approval
09/18/2008: Leave for Hanoi
09/20/2008: Arrive in Hanoi
09/22/2008: Fly to Danang, drive one hour to orphanage and pick up baby (tentative)!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Our hotel in Da Nang

Here are pictures from our hotel in Da Nang (where we stayed for a few days when we were adopting the baby). This hotel is close to his orphanage. It is gorgeous! It was like a mini-vacation.