So what's it say? That's sure what we wanted to know. Well as it turns out, I have a friend I met at a magic convention a couple years ago named Paul. He's a really great guy and was very excited for us when he heard we were adopting a child from China. Paul's wife is Chinese and he spends a fair bit of time in China with his work. Last weekend there was a magic workshop in Everett. The guest magician from California was going to be doing a show in the evening. I knew Paul was going, so I e-mailed him and asked if we might be able to meet up there and go out to dinner afterwards. He thought that sounded great, but suggested we just go back to his house for dinner after the show since it was very close to the theater.
So Tina and I drove down and met Paul and his wife Margaret (Mei Mei) for the magic show, then went over to their house for dinner. We had a GREAT evening! They are a fascinating couple and very, very nice. Mei Mei offered to translate things for us if we needed it so we sent her the copy above once we got it. Below is the translation she sent us...
1) Has he had any new health problems or allergies?
No
(2) What medical treatments has he received?
None
(3) What are his favorite foods and activities?
Food: Milk, noodle and egg roll
Activities: play balls and being outdoor
(4) How would you describe his personality?
He's more comfortable being by himself.
(5) Does he have any likes/dislikes/sensitivities?
love to have new clothes and shoes, play with balls, doesn't like anything furry.
(6) What makes him happy?
being outdoors and play balls
(7) Is he close to a particular nanny? What is this nanny’s name?
they are 2 of them, Tseng Chin-yen and Zhao Er-na
(8) Was a note or any other memento found with him?
None
(9) Do you have his finding ad? Can we have a copy?
Yes, we would love to give you a copy
(10) What else would you like to tell us about him?
quite sensitive, cry a lot, don't force him to do anything when he had his mind set. Can't eat anything which is hard to chew.
(11) Does the orphanage need anything in particular?
Yes, air conditioning and baby (?) i couldn't read the writing, it wasn't very clear.
Isn't that too cool?!?
We are thrilled to get this information about him. It's not that much really, but it's so much more than we've had! I also think it's cool that it's not all "he's a quiet easy baby". It makes me think the people at the orphanage really know something about him, and that he hasn't just given up on life.
Below is an information card we had translated into Mandarin. We will carry this with us when we are traveling. We will use it to explain to people we meet why we are traveling, and why Kai is with us...
Here's the translation...
Hello!
We are Scott and Tina Ocheltree from Washington State, USA. We live fairly close to Seattle. We are here in your beautiful country to adopt Dang Hui as our son. We promise to teach him about his Chinese culture, and promise we will love him always. His big brothers are traveling with us.
Thank you for the kindness you have shown us.
Scott and Tina Ocheltree, Cameron and Benjamin
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