Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Embassy day

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Embassy day

Today was the day that we went to the US Embassy for our visa interview.  We entered through security and then sat in a waiting room of half Ethiopians and half adoptive families.  On our way there, we had picked up a social worker from Holt who was a white woman with a strong Southern accent, not exactly what I was expecting.  She went with us to the Embassy to help the families, should any problems occur.  So we waited about 2 hours in a waiting room. Bejigo slept for part of the time.  Our number was then called and we went up to a window that looked like a bank teller.  It took about  2 minutes total.  We were asked questions such as what do we know about the birthmother, what date did we go to court, etc.  For a moment the teller apologized for the delay in our case.  I got very nervous thinking that there was going to be another delay in our case but he just meant everything that we had previously waited on.  After all of the questioning, they told us that our adoption was “full and final” and that our paperwork would be delivered in 2 days. 

The rest of the day, we spent with Bejigo at the Guesthouse bonding and getting to know each other.