She is very committed to her job and role--you get the sense that this is a vocation for her. We learned that she has been doing this for almost 20 years, and so must have coached thousands of families through their first days of adoption. She also happened to have a special little place in her heart for Xiao Yu. For some reason, he caught her eye back when he was a baby and she kept track of him until he joined our family. The only reason we have baby pictures of him is because she took some on her phone during one of her visits to the orphanage, a couple of years ago, and later emailed them to us.
Fast forward 1 and a half years later... One of the families we traveled with in China is now back in China picking up their second adopted daughter in the same province and orphanage that Xiao Yu was from. Knowing this, we printed a half dozen picture of Xiao Yu so that they could hand carry this to the orphanage, so that the orphanage workers could pass them along to Xiao Yu's foster parents. (We thought they would appreciate getting an update about how Xiao Yu is doing and see pictures of him.)
This guide was again the guide for this family and they asked her for help on getting these pictures to the foster family. The guide took the opportunity to see the pictures for herself and we are told started crying when she saw them. She was so happy that he seemed to have settled in with his new family. It was touching to know that she not only remembered Xiao Yu but still cared for him even after all these months...
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