Sunday, November 25, 2012
GREETINGS FROM GUANGZHOU!

We arrived yesterday after 26+ hours in route. On 23 November 2012 at 2030, after our family dinner at Cynthia’s house, we departed Washington Township NJ. We arrived at JFK around 2000 Saturday for our 0030 Sunday flight to Seoul Korea. We wanted a bulkhead seat so we played the “expected parents” card and the ticket agent obliged us. See, Mei-Li is paying off already! We landed in Seoul Korea at 0500 on Sunday 25 November 2012. During our stay Joy, with no comprehension for the exchange rate, bought $54.00 USD worth of Macadamia nuts for snacks! She is now banned from buying anything on this trip :).

After a 4 hour layover and eating all the lemon cookies Debbie gave us, we departed for Guangzhou, China. We landed Guangzhou China at 1200 (1100 EST Saturday). We had good flights, no issues. Korean Air is definitely the way to travel to China. Plenty of legroom, friendly flight crew and ON TIME!

Michelle, (the adoption coordinator’s wife) met us at the airport and took us directly to the Victory Hotel. We unpacked (maple syrup arrived intact J ) and re-arranged the hotel room to give Mei-Li more room to play. We also visited the hotel work-out room and children play room. Michael, (the adoption coordinator) came to the hotel around 1700 to review our paperwork and give us a tentative schedule. We went to the local 7-11, (yes 7-11 in China however there was not a foreigner behind the counter, so I guess that was strange lol) and bought water, pretzels and lollypops for Mei-Li.

Tomorrow is Mei-Li Xiurong Procaccio’s Day, (Gotcha Day) and our first meeting is scheduled for 1400 at the Civil Affairs Office. We will pick up Mei-Li and bring her back to the hotel….more to follow!

“This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!” ~Psalm 118:24