When planning for your adoption travel, avoid the same mistakes that I made.
Looking back, there are many things that I wish I had done differently when we were preparing to travel to pick up our soon-to-be-adopted daughter.
One of those things I wish I had done was print off a whole slew of maps! It turned out that I had to fly to another state by myself and then my husband would meet u p with me the next day. I have a laughable sense of direction and spent most of that first day utterly and completely lost! I was terrified!
I had hoped that I could rely on my memory. After all, it all looked so easy and sensible on the maps I looked at online. The few I printed out should be enough to get me by, and then common sense should guide me from there, right? Not! In the whirlwind of activity that surrounded my trip, and the excitement of it all, I forgot everything. Only that which I had written down was remembered.
The moral of the story is to over-plan. Print out maps to and from- your hotel, the hospital, and any agencies you will need to visit. Write down all important, and not-so-important phone numbers, addresses, to do lists, ect. Plan and pack for your adoption trip in the same way you would if you were planning and packing to go to the hospital for childbirth.
If you’re not sure exactly when you will need to travel, as was our case, make a detailed list and check it off when the time comes. Get as much together ahead of time as possible. Leave nothing to guess. By over-planning, you will be free from worry and free to relax and enjoy your new arrival!
