Thank you, everything went smoothly. We wouldn’t have had this amazing experience without you Louie and your team.  I will post on FCC on Facebook to encourage other families to contact you Louie.

Both girls had a wonderful experience and returned wanting to learn mandarin to be better able to communicate for their next visit. Every hotel had a wonderful buffet and the food was generally different every place. Every tour guide was perfect.  What a surprise to see how developed everything is in China now.  It’s nicer than the US.

One huge thing that we found and that I think you should update your clients on.  You must have WeChat there (and get it 3-6mos ahead of time)   And you should add WeChat pay or AlleyPay while you are in the states.  Your credit cards will only be accepted at the hotel you are staying at.  Cash isn’t widely affected anymore either.  ATM’s are a little hard to find.   My neighbor is Chinese American and they went back to China at the same time as us and this was his biggest frustration as well.  My neighbor couldn’t find any restaurants who would accept cash.

Anyway, we used the Papago translation app for talking to people when the guide wasn’t with us.  And also Google Lens to translate large items like a menu.  We used Tmobile which has amazing coverage in China.

The visit to the orphanage was very nice and welcoming.  Sydney’s foster father worked for CCAA back then and still does. He and his wife Jenn Zhang (who is Sydney’s foster mother) are in touch with Sydney.  We printed off about 100 photos of Sydney from the adoption and every year at different ages. They were thrilled with them.  They said “this is her home in China” and she should rely on them.  And be the bridge between China and the world.

Just wanted to take a minute to thank you and your staff for the great China Birthland Tour that we just completed May 30. The trip was such a great experience for our daughter as well as mom and dad. The city guides were such wonderful people, so knowledgeable and helpful in each city. I really appreciate how they spent the extra effort getting us through the train stations and airport terminals instead of just dropping us off. Also, they were there waiting for our arrival at every station and terminal. The Hotels were absolutely great. The one at Chengdu was so nice it was difficult to leave. I admit we were all a little concerned about the plan to leave Chengdu and go spend the night at Donghan Village but it was really a great experience.  The hosting families were very nice and took good care to make our visit pleasant.  Our daughters enjoyed the interactions with the Village residents, especially playing games and dancing with the Village kids outside in the evening.

The trip to our daughter’s orphanage was really great. Mary expertly handled that orphanage visit. We pulled into the orphanage driveway, a lady staff member ran down the driveway, grabbed and hugged Nicole. This lady was Nicole’s caregiver 18 years ago when Nicole was a baby. The staff was so nice with a welcome home banner for Nicole, a gift for her, reviewed her records, provided us lunch and gave us driving tour of YiFeng after lunch. This visit was much more than we expected.

Yoland was our guide the next day as Mary took our companion family for their orphanage visit. Yoland arranged an afternoon visit to the Jin Feng Hotel which is where we received Nicole back in 2005. The Jin Feng hotel manager was so kind and welcoming to us. She had us sit down in the lobby area and had tea and moon cakes served to us. She was a lobby receptionist when we checked in there 18 years ago but now the manager. She took us up to the 11th floor lobby for photos. This was the lobby that 16 babies were presented to our group in 2005. That hotel visit was really special to see the kindness of the staff and share great memories with them from 2005.

Louie, thanks for providing us with a great trip and wonderful family memories.

Louie,

Thank you for arranging our amazing two-week China adventure. We enjoyed every minute of it. The tour and translator guides were fantastic, the hotels were top-notch, transportation went like clockwork, the food was abundant and delicious, and the sites were beautiful and rich in history. We really loved the “local” experiences—visiting the school, taking the cooking class, visiting with the artist, and staying with the family.

I can only imagine how much work you and your team must have put into our trip We appreciated your attention to detail – even arranging extra laundry services, which were much needed given the intense heat and humidity.

This was a trip we will always remember and we’re grateful to you for helping to make it happen.

Louie,

The past few nights have been spent hearing stories, looking at photos and maps. I want

to thank you for the doors of understanding opened for our daughter M., Judith and I. Most of all, I have deep gratitude for providing detailed consistency and safely handling all arrangements. You provide a wonderful mission and service.

Hello Louie,

Checking in with you briefly since getting home from our Heritage Tour three days ago. Our tour was a spectacular experience! The selection of sites to visit and experiences were many and varied, always going to the heart of the purpose of the trip – to instill a sense of history, culture and identity in our kids. I saw my daughter, Maya, absorb it all and change in positive ways. She seemed more comfortable, mature and confident each day.

Our guides one and all were the best! Wonderful people so kind and knowledgeable. They educated us, helped us fight through sometimes impossible crowds, supported us coming and going from airports and train stations, and shared of themselves in ways that enriched us.

The food was glorious and we never wanted for a meal or local food experience.

I was very impressed with EVA Air and would not hesitate to fly with them again. Thank you for making our reservations and choosing EVA for most of Maya’s and my travel.

A thousand times thank you for all your hard work to make our heritage tour perfect!