INDIA | Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 | Views [1274] | Comments [6]
After some tense waiting and great help from all the associated agencies, who went way beyond the call of duty to get us here, we are on the move. We fly out tomorrow night and arrive in Sydney at 8:15pm on Friday night. We have had Ankita at Matt and ... Read more >
Tags: india, intercountry adoption, waiting parents
INDIA | Friday, 25 Jul 2008 | Views [1067] | Comments [8]
Something ordinary can be so very complicated. Sister Anthea is there, Shayne, Neelu. We've not been at the orphanage long and we are ready to have a chat about the delay in the process of Ankita's court case when I notice two nuns standing at the ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, delhi, india, missionaries of charity
INDIA | Friday, 11 Jul 2008 | Views [1471] | Comments [7]
Ranchi No, Ranchi Yes Ranchi is the capital of Jharkand state. It used to be of Bihar state until, I think, about a decade ago. The locals rebelled against the Bihar state government and got their own little place in India. ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, hotels, india, indian traffic, ranchi
INDIA | Wednesday, 9 Jul 2008 | Views [1031] | Comments [10]
On decent into Kolkata I had moment of pure fear. It has never happened to me before - this kind of fear. Just imagine that the plane went into an uncontrollable spin and there, in the middle of an ordinary July night a freak plane crash claims the ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, india, kolkata