What airline did you fly with to Vietnam? Where was your connections? Would you recommend the airline? Anyone we should avoid?
For my Canadian readers: does Air Can*da suck or is it a decent flight?
I have been checking on flights a bit and it appears each of our flights could cost anywhere between $1700-$2300/each. Let's hope we find a seat sale or something. I think we will have our adoption agency book for us as this seems to be the easiest and then they are able to make the changes for us if we get lucky and can return home a bit earlier than the 3 wks planned stay. Don't get me wrong, I cannot wait to travel and see south Vietnam... but I will want to get home to see our kids as soon as possible... that I know for sure.
Not booking tickets yet - just dreaming of doing it soon! Gotta do my research, ya know. :)
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A special place for us to record the daily events of life as we follow our hearts to Vietnam.
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Resources
- Provide-n-ce
- Vietnamese Food and Cooking - VietWorld
- Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity
- Families with Children from Vietnam
- Adopt Vietnam website
- Tips for adoptive parents (The 'questions')
- Travel Memoir - International (Vietnam) adoption
- Many links related to Vietnam adoption
- International Adoption E-zine
- If you lived here: A novel (Vietnam adoption themed novel)
- Common sense has left the building
- Video clip - example of orphanage life in VN
- Book called "Because they Waited" about adopting older infants and children
- a4everfamily.org
- Adoption Buzz
Our Timeline
April 6, 2007 - mailed our application to our agency. We now go on a waiting list until a spot becomes available on their regular waiting list.
April 2007 - we begin sharing our news with family and friends
April 20, 2007 - 1st home study meeting.
May 5, 2007 - 2nd home study meeting. In Home.
May 19, 2007 - 3rd home study meeting. In Home.
June 15, 2007 - moved from waiting list to primary list with our agency... time to get our dossier prepared!
July 6, 2007 - 4th & final homestudy. In Home. Homestudy will be mailed to our agency on Monday! Then it is sent off for Ministry Approval (which takes 4-6 wks). We also mailed all our dossier doc's to our adoption agency yesterday. HURRAY!
July 17, 2007 - Agency sent off our Dossier to Vietnam.
August 7, 2007 - received Ministry Approval! Officially awaiting child proposal!
Mid August 2007 - Logged In!
Mid March, 2008 - #7
May 16, June 5, June 20 2008 - #6
July 22, 2008 - #5
Sept 3, 2008 - #3 or #4?
Oct 2, 2008 - #3
Dec 9, Dec 31, 2008 - #2
Jan 15, 2009 - #1 (YAY!!!)
Jan 17, 2009 - updated police records
Jan 23, 2009 - updated VN medical records
Feb 20, 2009 - Referral Day!!!
Fly to Vietnam: Friday, June 5th!!!
June 7, 2009 - Meg is in our arms forever!!!
June 26, 2009 - Our Giving & Recieving Ceremony
June 30, 2009 - Applied for Vietnamese Passport
July 2, 2009 - Applied for Meg's Canadian Passport (last step!)
July 7, 2009 - Leave Vietnam, home early morn July 8th in Toronto!
April 2007 - we begin sharing our news with family and friends
April 20, 2007 - 1st home study meeting.
May 5, 2007 - 2nd home study meeting. In Home.
May 19, 2007 - 3rd home study meeting. In Home.
June 15, 2007 - moved from waiting list to primary list with our agency... time to get our dossier prepared!
July 6, 2007 - 4th & final homestudy. In Home. Homestudy will be mailed to our agency on Monday! Then it is sent off for Ministry Approval (which takes 4-6 wks). We also mailed all our dossier doc's to our adoption agency yesterday. HURRAY!
July 17, 2007 - Agency sent off our Dossier to Vietnam.
August 7, 2007 - received Ministry Approval! Officially awaiting child proposal!
Mid August 2007 - Logged In!
Mid March, 2008 - #7
May 16, June 5, June 20 2008 - #6
July 22, 2008 - #5
Sept 3, 2008 - #3 or #4?
Oct 2, 2008 - #3
Dec 9, Dec 31, 2008 - #2
Jan 15, 2009 - #1 (YAY!!!)
Jan 17, 2009 - updated police records
Jan 23, 2009 - updated VN medical records
Feb 20, 2009 - Referral Day!!!
Fly to Vietnam: Friday, June 5th!!!
June 7, 2009 - Meg is in our arms forever!!!
June 26, 2009 - Our Giving & Recieving Ceremony
June 30, 2009 - Applied for Vietnamese Passport
July 2, 2009 - Applied for Meg's Canadian Passport (last step!)
July 7, 2009 - Leave Vietnam, home early morn July 8th in Toronto!
Music
Here is a list of music I've been listening to and finding along the way. Music that reminds us of this journey, of what we have to look forward to.
When love takes you in... Stephen Curtis Chapman / I'll take care of you... Dixie Chicks / The promise... Tracy Chapman / Swept Away... Geoff Moore / With arms wide open... Creed / Lullaby... Dixie Chicks / I'll Stand by you... The Pretenders/ Answer... Sarah McLachlan / Little Wonders... Rob Thomas from "Meet the Robinson's" soundtrack/ I will... Patty Stevenson / When God Made You... New Song/ You'll be in my heart... Phil Collins / No place that far... Sara Evans / Smile... Chris Rice / Somewhere out there... Linda Ronsdadt / Love can move mountains... Celine Dion / I knew I loved you... Savage Garden / Someone like you... Van Morrison / Bless the broken road... Rascal Flatts / Candle on the Water... Pete's Dragon Soundtrack / Better Together... Jack Johnson / To make you feel my love... Billy Joel / I can only imagine... Mercy Me / You're where I belong... Trisha Yearwood / Somewhere over the Rainbow... Isreal Kamakawiwo / To get me to you... Lila McCann / The Luckiest... Ben Folds / The one I Love... David Grey / All I ask of You... Phantom of the Opera / Sweet, Sweet Baby... Michelle Featherstone / Innocence... Avril Lavigne / I will be here... Stephen Curtis Chapman.
When love takes you in... Stephen Curtis Chapman / I'll take care of you... Dixie Chicks / The promise... Tracy Chapman / Swept Away... Geoff Moore / With arms wide open... Creed / Lullaby... Dixie Chicks / I'll Stand by you... The Pretenders/ Answer... Sarah McLachlan / Little Wonders... Rob Thomas from "Meet the Robinson's" soundtrack/ I will... Patty Stevenson / When God Made You... New Song/ You'll be in my heart... Phil Collins / No place that far... Sara Evans / Smile... Chris Rice / Somewhere out there... Linda Ronsdadt / Love can move mountains... Celine Dion / I knew I loved you... Savage Garden / Someone like you... Van Morrison / Bless the broken road... Rascal Flatts / Candle on the Water... Pete's Dragon Soundtrack / Better Together... Jack Johnson / To make you feel my love... Billy Joel / I can only imagine... Mercy Me / You're where I belong... Trisha Yearwood / Somewhere over the Rainbow... Isreal Kamakawiwo / To get me to you... Lila McCann / The Luckiest... Ben Folds / The one I Love... David Grey / All I ask of You... Phantom of the Opera / Sweet, Sweet Baby... Michelle Featherstone / Innocence... Avril Lavigne / I will be here... Stephen Curtis Chapman.
Names we chose for you!
Meg Linh Bao Thy
About Us
- Leslie & Shaune
- Ontario, Canada
- We are the parents of Keaton (8) and Chloe (5). We live in Ontario Canada and have been married 10 yrs. We are very excited to move forward as we expand our family and adopt our little Meggie from Vietnam. It can't happen soon enough! SOON, SOON... please make it SOON!
10 comments:
I look forward to reading peoples' responses as we should be booking soon. I have heard great things about EVA and Cathay Pacific. We are hoping to fly locally to DC to Asia, to Vietnam.
We flew EVA- deluxe class (kind of an in-between coach and business class). Worth every penny!
We used Eva Air and loved them. I have a great travel agent if you need one. He gets the last minute flights at great prices.
I used Cathay Pacific and LOVED them. We flew out of the US - California to Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City. Lots of yummy food, new planes with private TVs for each seat, tons of movies and TV shows on demand to choose from. I got a bulk head seat for the return flight with a bassinette - you have to request that upon reservation and I would again when you check in. Very kind staff too.
When I was booking our tickets to Hanoi Wed evening, the AC agent told me there is a flight, Toronto, San Fran, HCMC. I will probably be trying that when I go to visit my sister who is moving to HCMC in August. I think United may run the flight San Fran to HCMC. I will be interested to hear what you find as I am planning a trip to HCMC next April. good luck, soon it will be time to travel to get your Meg
We used Cathay but got rerouted because of a typhoon and ended up with EVA on our trip there. They were both AMAZING! I would recommend either of them. :-)
We just traveled Eva air and LOVED it! We did their middle grade seats...not the Premium, but not coach...I guess it is just like business class. We booked them about 9 days out and they were 1,300 a peice (which we thought was great). Once on the plane and seeing the coach seats, I think they would have been just as comfortable...but we will be glad to have the extra room on the way home for sure!! We are staying at the Elios in HCMC. It came highly recommended by a friend of mine. We LOVE it and the staff is so great!! When we fly to Hanoi we are staying at the Hanoi Elegance 4 (HE4)...I have also heard this hotel is AMAZING for the cost!! I am really, really looking forward to that stay. If you send me your e-mail address I have a 10 page word document I have made with all the places that come highly recommended from families who have adopted. Yesterday I went to this fabulous store and got measured for 2 beautiful dresses to be made for me!! You just pick out the dress and then your favorite fabric, they measure you, and it is ready in 2 days!!!!! Boy and I am excited about that. I have a feeling when I go and try them on and love them...I am going to order more :)$30 for a handmade beautiful dress that fits perfectly!! Wow!!!
We just got a nice letter of apology from Cathay. Apparently it is possible to reserve bassinet seats and to request vegetarian meals - but your travel agent has to do this at the time of reservation. Not sure why our agency travel agent didn't...
I went with the cheap seats with Korean and they were great. Flew toronto, Chicago, Seoul, Hanoi. I'd use them again for sure.
We flew on EVA in the economy deluxe and it was AWESOME. We left from LA but they also go from San Fran.
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