Day 11 - Guanzhou

Well, today was the big day!! Hannah had her official swearing in at the U.S. Consulate here in Guanzhou. Well, since she had a hard time holding her right hand up, and repeating after the official, we actually did the swearing in for her. It was pretty informal, but very fun to see over 50 families all in one spot -- all with little children!! Hannah will now become an official U.S. Citizen when our plane touches down in Detroit tomorrow.

We were the first group to the consulate. Then, one by one we started hearing little squeaky shoes coming down the hallway. It really was pretty cute.

We did a little more shopping today, and walked around the island. I can honestly say that I think we are all shopped-out!! You know it's bad when you walk up and down the street and the vendors start saying hi to you by name!!

We're just finishing up with the packing now, and we think we just might make it with our original luggage!! That would be quite an accomplishment for us!!

Well, that's all for now. This will be my last posting until we arrive home. I hope you've all enjoyed reading about our journey as much as we have had actually experiencing it. China has been amazing, and we really hope to come back again someday so that Hannah can see her homeland.

Thank you all for your kind words of support!! Everyone's comments and well wishes really helped this trip along, and gave us the support we needed to make it through. We can't wait to see everyone, and introduce you all to Hannah!!

See you soon!!

Joe, Darese & Hannah