Today has been everything I expected, and nothing I expected all at the same time. I expected crazy, and it has been that! Our poor guide, who was supposed to meet us in the hotel lobby at 9, had to send the van driver (who does not speak English) without her. Her metro broke down and they evacuated everyone. We had to pick her up on the way to meet Ping Lei, which made us about 20 minutes late for our appointment. Then papers were flying. "Sign here with tomorrow's date." "No, this one is supposed to be today's date." "Don't forget year-month-day!" Finally, they stacked up all the papers and brought our daughter in. Since we were late, she had been waiting longer than usual in the room next door while we signed papers.
I expected her to be quiet, shy, and reluctant to meet us. Instead, she rushed over and gave us both big hugs. She couldn't wait to empty her back pack and show us all her favorite things. Since then, we've learned that she is very street-smart (which is a very good thing in China), electronically savvy (she knows her way around China's equivalent of youtube AND already figured out the password on Jason's phone by observation), and eager to go swimming (this is great bonding time for us).
Here's our first picture together, just after meeting one another this morning. Things are busy here, so we will update as we get the opportunity. Thank you for your prayers. Don't stop! This is just the beginning.
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