"I am sending an
angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I
have prepared."
Travel
Day 8
Thursday, November 11, 2004 - Nanchong -Finding Spot
Today we visited Kya's
birth city, Nanchong. From very nice to dirt poor, no in between. The day
was incredible. Nanchong is 3 hours from Chengdu so we spent over 6 hours on the
bus today, but to see the city where our daughter was born was the most amazing
experience. Once we actually arrived at the finding location, I was overwhelmed
with emotion. I just stood and cried in the middle of the street. The farmer's
market was so poor and life seemed so different that I could not comprehend
living that life, not that it's a bad life, I just cannot relate, it's so very
different. It was also so emotional to think that Kya was there just 6 months
ago being placed by either her birth mom or dad, or other relative. She said
goodbye to her birth mom and dad here and also was able to say hello to her new
life with her new mom and dad here.
Views of the
countryside, on the way to Nanchong
The city shopping
district and the rural area, such contrast.
Kya's finding spot
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The orphanage that
arranged Kya's foster care
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