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January 03, 2023

Chapter Ten : Another Adoption Opportunity Comes Along

January 03, 2023/ Leslie Johnson
Chapter Ten : Another Adoption Opportunity Comes Along

The day after we went to Branistea in search of Dumitra’s original birth certificate, Nic took us to yet another government office in Galati…

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Adoption, Galati, Chapter Ten, Family, Light, Love, Bucharest
November 22, 2022

Chapter Nine : Still in Galati

November 22, 2022/ Leslie Johnson
Chapter Nine : Still in Galati

The day after we got Errin, we were required to go to the local hospital and get the first of two HIV tests. I was nervous because HIV was high in newborns in Romania…

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Chapter Nine, Galati, Adoption, Family, Love, Light
August 30, 2022

Chapter Six : Arriving in Galati

August 30, 2022/ Leslie Johnson
Chapter Six : Arriving in Galati

Elena was waiting for us at the train station in Galati. Dad and I were about the only ones who got off the train there. Most of the other passengers…

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August 30, 2022/ Leslie Johnson/ 1 Comment
Chapter Six, Adoption, Family, Galati, Story
August 02, 2022

Chapter Five : First Meal, Early Train to Galati

August 02, 2022/ Leslie Johnson
Chapter Five : First Meal, Early Train to Galati

The apartment was very small, very dark, and the smell of moth balls was beyond pungent. As soon as we got inside, Florine and his sister brought me five piece of blank white paper…

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August 02, 2022/ Leslie Johnson/ 1 Comment
Chapter Five, Adoption, Romania, Train, Galati, Family, Church of Jesus Christ, Light