[marjo]

The orphanage Maddie came from was good and we liked the region BUT...I voted for another region next time because if we adopt again I would like to not to have to go far from Moscow.

The 4+ hour flight to Kemerovo plus the not so desirable accomodations there made traveling a lot harder. I got very sick on our 2nd trip. Luckily we were staying at the Marriott Grand at the time and were able to call the hotel doctor who took me to the American Medical Clinic.

So if I adopted again I don't want to have to go too far from a Marriott.

I am on the fence about using the same agency again. Of course we are very happy with our daughter and we liked the orphanage our agency had in region. But we were left in the dark throughout our adoption and felt like just a number, and it took us a lot longer to get a referral than people using other agencies at the time.