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Philippine Travel Log: Death by Pink Laptop and Windows Vista

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Jeff Block

Before hitting the sack on Saturday, 9/27 (after arriving in Manila), I of course pulled all manner of electronic equipment out of my bag, and began setting up my command center in the room – as is my custom. Faith … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Minor Disaster Averted

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Jeff Block

After dinner with our friends and a little shopping – particularly for our new-found fruity friend, the pummelo – we returned to the hotel.  It was getting close to bed time for John, but we still had time to play … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Dinner with the Ramos family

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Jeff Block

When Faith originally mentioned the idea that we were going to meet up for dinner in Manila with a family she’d met on the Yahoo! adoption group, my first reaction was paranoia.  I was pretty (legitimately, I think) concerned about … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Chosen Children Village

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Jeff Block

International adoption is a complex process.  Not only did we have to work with two agencies in the US, but our International agency (Wide Horizons for Children, which we highly recommend) worked closely with a liaison agency in the Philippines … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Gotchya Day Zero

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Jeff Block

Adoptive families have an extra holiday to celebrate each year.  In addition to birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Kazmir Pulaski Day, adoptive families celebrate “Gotchya Day”.  This is a special holiday for an adopted child commemorating the day when his or … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: John’s First Day in the Big City

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Jeff Block

We all got up fairly early for our first day in the big city.  I had stayed up far too late the night before, but it didn’t matter.  We were ready to rock.  We started the day by calling Uncle … Continue reading →

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