Adopting Natasha

Journal of an Independent Adoption From Ukraine

[These are excerpts from a journal Angela W. kept along the way as she adopted from Ukraine.]

22-Oct-2000

I will be traveling to Ukraine to adopt my girl or boy 3 - 6 years old. The plane leaves [here] on November 25 at 1100AM and I arrive in Kyiv on November 26 at 210PM.

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Game plan is that I will be in Ukraine for 3 weeks to select the child and finalize the adoption.

I have given this information to a few family members, friends and of course my workplace. But for some reason I have not told everyone about the travel date. I just realized yesterday that I have not told my younger brother.

When I started my adoption journey, I sent out a newsletter to everyone I could think of.... But now.. for some reason I am not sharing as much information.

I don't know why I am hesitating but I have a theory.

Now that I have plane tickets, the adoption is more real to some people. A few people have gotten more assertive about helping.

More of this Feature
> 22-Oct: Home
•08-Nov: Home
•26-Nov: Kiev
•27-Nov: Kiev
•29-Nov: Kharkiv
•30-Nov: Kharkiv
•01-Dec: Kharkiv
•02-Dec: Kharkiv
•03-Dec: Kharkiv
•04-Dec: Kharkiv
•05-Dec: Kharkiv
•10-Dec: Warsaw
•13-Dec: Home

Related Resources
•Adopting from Ukraine
•International Adoption - Index
•Meet Natasha (photo)
•Natasha at Home
•Single Parent Adoption

“Can I drive you to the airport?”

“I bought some clothes for the child.”

“How can I help?”

“I have a toy for the child.”

I have enough energy to work and plan my trip. Everyone else's emotions/good intentions are just extra baggage that I don't need. So I put off telling other people to avoid having to deal with them.

2000 (c) Angela W.

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