Yesterday we visited Yun Zhen's orphanage. It is the Yanxi orphanage and about 3-4 hours east of Guangzhou. Not a lot to say about the drive. Rice paddies, livestock, city and onward. I did see a couple of cranes (the bird kind and machine kind) on the way.
The city where Yan Zhen was abandoned is small and pretty rural. The orphanage has secured a funding source from the government and is in process of building solar power on its roof so that the kids have heat, hot water, and A/C when needed.
Yun Zhen was apparently the darling of the orphanage. She was immediately nabbed from us on arrival and we didn't get her back until after the big lunch that the director of the orphanage took us to.
There's more to tell but everybody's just getting up and I must go Dad now. We'll get a lot more of the story out as things settle down here. We're moving to the White Swan hotel today and are not sure if there will be a computer in the room.
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2 comments:
Jeff...We cannot wait to hear the rest of the story, and celebrate your birthday when you return.
I hope that Yun Zhen will have the option to return to that town, if she wants to, a few years down the line.
Jim
How wonderful that Yun Zhen has so many loving nannies, and now a loving family! The photo wall of babies adopted makes me think of a line from Cider House Rules--"somebody's doin' the Lord's work"
We are looking for our kid-proof elec. outlet blockers and the glass table corner protecters... See you soon and hope the trip home goes smoothly! Love, V
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