Mr. G. has his travel itinerary. An itinerary is a schedule of where he needs to be and when he needs to be there. We found out that he will need to be in China a little bit longer than we had planned. There was one date at the Chinese consulate that had to be scheduled later than usual due to the Guangzhou Trade Fair. It added an extra three days to the travel plan...
China is in a different time zone. They are 12 hours ahead of us! So sometimes when it is Monday in America, it is Tuesday in China! Isn't that wild?!
Anyway....here is Mr. G. and Katie's itinerary:
Thursday, March 27th-Friday March 28th
Mr. G. leaves the Binghamton airport at 6am. He will fly to Washington, DC, and then to Beijing, China. Then he will get on another plan and go from Beijing to Nanjing. This whole trip will take 27 hours!!
March 29th- Mr. G. will sleep, sleep, sleep! The time change and long flight will make this necessary.
March 30th-Mr. G. will get everything ready to pick up Katie. There are papers to prepare, gifts for everyone to get wrapped (a custom in China), and he needs to meet with his guides.
March 31st-GOTCHA DAY!! Mr. G. will get Katie in Nanjing. When this happens, it will be the middle of the night here in New York State. I (Mrs. G.) will be waiting by the phone to hear from them!
April 1st-processing Adoption paperwork
April 2nd-Sightseeing in Nanjing with Katie
April 3rd-Mr. G. and Katie will visit the orphanage. It is in the town of Yangzhou, a few hours away.
April 4th-Katie's passport and papers should be ready. They will get on a plane and fly to Xi'an province. Xi'an is west and not too far from Tibet.
April 5-7 Mr. G. and Katie will see the terra cotta warriors in Xi'an.
April 8 Fly to Guangzhou in southeast China. Katie has a physical exam in the afternoon.
April 9th There is a visa interview to get Katie ready to go to the United States
April 10th Go to the American Consulate to take an oath and get Katie's visa. Fly to Beijing.
April 11-13 In Beijing-see the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Olympic site
April 14 Get on the plane to come home! Fly from Beijing to Washington, DC. Stay overnight in Washingon, DC.
April 15 Arrive at the Binghamton Airport at 2:05am!
Welcome Home Katie!!!!
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