Tibet and the call for an Olympic Boycott

I'm sure most of you have seen the news and are aware of the turmoil in Tibet. Doug and I have been concerned since the adoption began, hoping the relationship between the US and China remains friendly. Since our adoption journey began, there has been several headline stories, i.e., The Hunan Adoption Scandal, which is being partly blamed for the slow-down, the lead paint in toys manufactured in China and as of the past few weeks the call for an Olympic boycott.

After some research into the past scandals during the 1990's and coming in contact with families who adopted during various "crisis" during their wait for China, we don't feel the call Olympic boycotts or the trouble in Tibet will affect adoptions. China has stated finding homes for children in need is their top priority and no crisis will stop their desire to find families for the children.

Families that will be taraveling to China during the Olympics will be routed around Beijing versus the normal 2-3 day stopover. The re-routing is too bad, because there are very important landmarks that the families won't get to encounter, i.e. Tiananmen Square. The Beijing stop-over isn't always standard depending on what Province your child is from, so I am very thankful to have seen the square and climbed The Great Wall near Beijing previously.

I would really like to Doug to see Beijing b/c it is a must-see when going to China and I would love to see how much it has changed since 2002. When Grandpa and I visited in 2002, China was already gearing up for the Olympics and there were construction booms everywhere.

We are looking forward to watching the Olympics unfold over the next few months and for the games to begin!