The orphanage

Tomorrow we're taking a two-hour trip to Xiu Dan's orphanage in Zhangshu, a town so small, I can't find it on my map of China. It should be an interesting trip for all of us. Hopefully it won't be too traumatic for Xiu Dan. I'm praying it won't set us back on our bonding. We'll see.

We think it's important for us to take pictures of the orphanage for her so she can have that part of her life story when she gets older. We may or may not be able to go inside. Chinese officials are very guarded about their institutions, and the Chinese media never talks about orphans or adoption. Maybe that's why we get so many strange looks wherever we go in China...