Comments on: Homeland Travel http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/homeland-travel Adoption information on intercountry adoption process, \"How to\", worldwide adoption news, adoption advocacy and reform, adoption travel and birth country visits, adoption stories, parenting international kids. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:35:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: alanna_rose http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/homeland-travel/comment-page-1#comment-1157 alanna_rose Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:57:49 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2009/07/01/homeland-travel#comment-1157 This is in response to Tarzafan's comment above, regarding hosting a Chinese exchange student. I work for a nonprofit exchange organization (Youth For Understanding), and I have been speaking with several families with internationally adopted children who are so excited for the opportunity to bring their child's birth culture and language into their home. With this in mind, I have been doing my best to share this opportunity with families who might view this as a great experience, while also being sensitive and respectful to the members of the groups. In the past week, I have been reaching out to several different online adoption communities with this information, and have received all kinds of responses, from very positive to very negative. I can understand the varied responses - On the one hand, it can be a great cultural connection resource that families are so glad to hear about; on the other hand, people may feel like they are being solicited. I in no way want to infringe upon online adoption support communities and blogs, but do feel that there are people in these groups that would greatly value this information. I want to know if anybody has any suggestions on how and where I should share information on this topic. This is in response to Tarzafan’s comment above, regarding hosting a Chinese exchange student. I work for a nonprofit exchange organization (Youth For Understanding), and I have been speaking with several families with internationally adopted children who are so excited for the opportunity to bring their child’s birth culture and language into their home. With this in mind, I have been doing my best to share this opportunity with families who might view this as a great experience, while also being sensitive and respectful to the members of the groups. In the past week, I have been reaching out to several different online adoption communities with this information, and have received all kinds of responses, from very positive to very negative. I can understand the varied responses – On the one hand, it can be a great cultural connection resource that families are so glad to hear about; on the other hand, people may feel like they are being solicited. I in no way want to infringe upon online adoption support communities and blogs, but do feel that there are people in these groups that would greatly value this information. I want to know if anybody has any suggestions on how and where I should share information on this topic.

]]> By: ttstevens http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/homeland-travel/comment-page-1#comment-1156 ttstevens Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:16:29 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2009/07/01/homeland-travel#comment-1156 We took a homeland trip to Korea back in April. It was amazing and life changing for my children (ages 9 & 11). Preteen was what we were aiming for. We were able to meet some of my son's b-fam. We are already planning our trip back. I wrote about it in my blog - http://thejourney69.blogspot.com/<br /> It was worth every penny and then some! And so important to my children and their understanding of who they are and where they came from.<br /> Toni We took a homeland trip to Korea back in April. It was amazing and life changing for my children (ages 9 & 11). Preteen was what we were aiming for. We were able to meet some of my son’s b-fam. We are already planning our trip back. I wrote about it in my blog – http://thejourney69.blogspot.com/
It was worth every penny and then some! And so important to my children and their understanding of who they are and where they came from.
Toni

]]> By: meddy1987 http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/homeland-travel/comment-page-1#comment-1155 meddy1987 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:10:17 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2009/07/01/homeland-travel#comment-1155 My name is Medina Am 3 months pregnant.i cant afford to raise a child becose am unemployed and my elder sister is the one taking care of me here in london(UK) i dont have my own place to stay and dont have anything that is mine.am 22years old and i tried to go for abortion, but i have being having series of nightmare about it. i cant handle this i want a career and an education.i wear girdle so it dont show that i am pregnant.i cant bear to give birth to a baby and throw it away as some girls do. my conscience will never forgive me. please if you wish to adopt this baby, please contact me on medinaosayomwanbo@yahoo.com my mobile number is +44-702-402-9378. may the almighty God richly bless you. Amen<br /> <br /> Medina My name is Medina Am 3 months pregnant.i cant afford to raise a child becose am unemployed and my elder sister is the one taking care of me here in london(UK) i dont have my own place to stay and dont have anything that is mine.am 22years old and i tried to go for abortion, but i have being having series of nightmare about it. i cant handle this i want a career and an education.i wear girdle so it dont show that i am pregnant.i cant bear to give birth to a baby and throw it away as some girls do. my conscience will never forgive me. please if you wish to adopt this baby, please contact me on medinaosayomwanbo@yahoo.com my mobile number is +44-702-402-9378. may the almighty God richly bless you. Amen

Medina

]]> By: tarzanfan http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/homeland-travel/comment-page-1#comment-1154 tarzanfan Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:19:01 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2009/07/01/homeland-travel#comment-1154 We were watching Extreme Home makeover tonight and the couple had 5 girls with special needs adopted from China. My daughter said " it must be difficult to be different" . I had to chuckle because she stops traffic with her platinum hair ! She hasn't been treated differently so she doesn't know she is. I tell her that she's rare like a diamond and that her birth mother must have been a very beautiful woman because she is so beautiful.<br /> My husband and I started hosting students when our girls were 5 and 7. They LOVED having a big sister and I LOVED having some extra help around the house. They are now 11 and 13 and still talk to all the "sisters"we have hosted. China just started letting their students come here. But there are many other countries you can get a student from through ISE.<br /> That's International Student Exchange. <br /> i want to adopt from Ethiopia but my husband is not on board :( i'd love to have a boy ! Some day God willing. i have to be content renting a kid from another country. i hate having to send them back ! My kitchen wall is covered with the painted hand prints of students. Everyone loves it. Good memories. We were watching Extreme Home makeover tonight and the couple had 5 girls with special needs adopted from China. My daughter said ” it must be difficult to be different” . I had to chuckle because she stops traffic with her platinum hair ! She hasn’t been treated differently so she doesn’t know she is. I tell her that she’s rare like a diamond and that her birth mother must have been a very beautiful woman because she is so beautiful.
My husband and I started hosting students when our girls were 5 and 7. They LOVED having a big sister and I LOVED having some extra help around the house. They are now 11 and 13 and still talk to all the “sisters”we have hosted. China just started letting their students come here. But there are many other countries you can get a student from through ISE.
That’s International Student Exchange.
i want to adopt from Ethiopia but my husband is not on board :( i’d love to have a boy ! Some day God willing. i have to be content renting a kid from another country. i hate having to send them back ! My kitchen wall is covered with the painted hand prints of students. Everyone loves it. Good memories.

]]> By: tarzanfan http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/homeland-travel/comment-page-1#comment-1153 tarzanfan Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:20:40 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2009/07/01/homeland-travel#comment-1153 I don't think a homeland trip would be beneficial to us since the Chinese would not even recognize her as being Chinese. She has albinism. So for her to learn about Chinese culture without being subjected to ridicule we would host a Chinese exchange student. In that way we could open the mind of one person from China about albinism and learn from them customs,language, etc.<br /> <br /> I don’t think a homeland trip would be beneficial to us since the Chinese would not even recognize her as being Chinese. She has albinism. So for her to learn about Chinese culture without being subjected to ridicule we would host a Chinese exchange student. In that way we could open the mind of one person from China about albinism and learn from them customs,language, etc.

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