YAY...I received final confirmation today that I have been offered a full time position at a leading brokerage firm (or technically 'company' since they are public). I should start mid-August as I have to finish up the contract I am currently on. I am *very* excited about this opportunity. Not only is the company a well respected, with great opportunities for professional growth, but it is the final step in the list of 'things' I need to do before I start the adoption process :) Now I can fully concentrate and move forward with the process.
This weekend, I am actually taking a short road trip 4 hours northeast to attend an information session for one of the agencies I am looking at. I also will be attending an info session for another agency later this month. I am very excited about this. I need to start gathering all of my questions into a nicely organized doc to bring along. Hopefully there will be some one-on-one time with folks at the agency to get most of my initial questions answered.
I am dragging my poor friend A along on the road trip to a not-so-exciting city to keep me company this weekend. She is a great friend for going with me...well, she is a great friend in general, but especially super for giving up a weekend of her time to go. A and I usually take a vacation together each summer as we are the only two single, unattached girls in our circle of friends. This year, due to work obligations, we were not able to go anywhere, so this will be our *mini* vacation...woo hoo!
On the 'picking a country' front, I have contacted several agencies regarding my eligibility and due to a medical issue (insignificant in my mind), I have learned that Russia and Kazakhstan are out of the running. This is unfortunate because I have had my heart set on adopting from Kaz for quite a while. I seems it is not in God's plan for me to adopt from there. Now I am looking at Vietnam as a possibility. From what I have read, it seems to be a great fit for me and my situation. I have been doing a lot of research on Eastern Europe up to this point, so now I am quickly switching gears and looking into the East Asia area. My only concern about Vietnam is that so many people seem to be jumping on the band wagon for this country since it re-opened in late 2005. I don't know how that will affect singles in the coming months. I am going to try and not think too much about it until I meet with agencies later this month.
About: This blog has been created to document my journey through the international adoption process from the research phase to bringing my forever child home.
