Sunday, May 1st, 5PM

Friday was a very busy day for us.  Diamond picked us up around 10 am to go to process our travel document application.  What a crazy place that was.  There is only one place where the citizens of Nepal can apply for a passport and that is the Foreign Affairs Ministry.  We had to go through security to drive in and park, off to the left are a ton of people waiting in line, they are all trying to apply for their Nepali passport.  We drive through security and then had to wait a bit before we could go in, we needed a copy of Gracie's birth certificate in Nepalese instead of English.  While waiting their was this guy going crazy trying to get into the building but they wouldn't let him in.  Diamond went and got 2 more security guards to assist us get into the building.  Very scary!  Once inside it is very dark and dungeon like, and all of those people in line can see you.  We went through this tunnel area and into a room with 4 people processing paperwork.  They have one or two windows facing the outside where all of the people standing in line are trying for a chance to hand over their paperwork.  Crazy place and they don't use computers, it is all done by hand.  Due to the lack of electricity I am sure that the computers would just make the problems worse. 

Once we were done submitting our application they said Gracie's travel documents would be done by Sunday May 8th!!  Very exciting.  After that we will need to apply for her Visa to get into the US.

Friday afternoon was spent going to the US Embassy for our initial visit.  We reviewed the forms I will need to fill out when I go back for my interview for the Visa.  Not a ton of work to do so that is great.

Friday Evening Gracie and I met up with the Osswalds at the Garden of Dreams.  This is a very beautiful relaxing place.  They were celebrating their pending departure the next day with their in country rep and were kind enough to invite us to join.  Their in country rep had bet Gracie before when she was assisting another family from Gracie's orphanage.  She said that she looked so much happier now!  In the picture above Gracie is with her friend Nate, Nate is the son of the Osswalds.

Below are pictures from the Garden of Dreams.

Saturday was a low key day for us.  Gracie and I were very happy for the Osswalds because they and the other family staying at the B&B were headed home.  We wish we could havebeen with them.

Missing home a ton.  Hoping the process keeps on moving!!