Welcome to our blog! We are in the process of adopting our new 13 year old daughter from Yangzhou, China. (Click on this link to see a video of Yangzhou: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiWxudHOITI .) Her name is Kathryn Lucille Chao Yan, "Katie" for short.
This blog is a little different than most, in that it is being created solely with children in mind. We would like Katie's classmates to be able to follow along on our journey to adopt her. Everything here will be appropriate to share in the classroom and kid-friendly. Hopefully once our journey is complete, other teachers can use this to introduce topics such as adoption, physical differences, language differences, and cultures into their classroom. Some of my posts will take you on our journey for Katie, while others will explore related topics in a more general way.

NOTE: I HAVE INCLUDED LINKS TO YOU TUBE. THESE HAVE BEEN PREVIEWED, BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF MONITORING THE PERIPHERAL THINGS THAT COME UP. IF YOU OPT TO HAVE KIDS USE THE LINKS, PLEASE MONITOR TO BE SURE THEY DON'T NAVIGATE ELSEWHERE.

Along the way, if you or your students have questions, please feel free to ask! Thanks--we hope you enjoy your time with us!