This is a photo of my daughter, Emily, and I on "Gotcha Day" morning, in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.  Emily is from the city of Chenzhou, Hunan.

Editors Notes... by Tom "Chen"
Re: About This Web Site

This Web site follows the adventures of my friend, Mrs. Yannie Fan, as she travels back to her homeland of China, visiting several of the nation's orphanages in an effort to learn as much as possible about both domestic and international adoption taking place there.

Yannie is sending me periodic updates from China, when she can find an available "Internet Bar" in a nearby city.  Yes, the Internet has even made its way into the cities of China.

As all of the emails are being edited for content, spelling and grammer, prior to being placed on the Web site by me your Web host, "Tom Chen", there is a bit of a time lapse between Yannie's actual trip and when it actually hits the Web.  And... unfortunately, it seems to take longer editing the emails than it does to live them out in real time.  So... if you read anything on these pages that you find interesting... please drop me an email letting me know.  It's always fun to hear from people around the world who have found something to appreciate within your written work.

Thanks!

Tom (Emily's Dad)

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