[johnronnir]

Hi,
I am really new to this site and to IA. We have just decided to pursue IA, specifically Colombia. We are really very torn on how to select our agency. I have a HUGE pile of info packets, from about 15 agencies and have researched even more than that online without requesting the packets.

The agency that we are really thinking about selecting is Commonwealth in PA. I had a really good first impression when speaking with their coordinator. All the other agencies that I have looked into with Colombia didnt jump out at me, or just plain "turned me off..." when I talked to them.

The problem is that I am hearing a few bad reveiews here and there about them as an agency. Its hard to forget what people are saying. There havent been any real specifcs, mostly people saying what they hear...But I have checked references (called previous adoptive families) checked the bbb in both Tuscon and in PA where they have offices, no complaints and verified that they do belong to JCICS. What more can I do as far as research goes?

The only other agency that is still even in the running with Commonwealth is Wide Horizons. They were really nice and actually a few thousand dollars cheaper than commonwealth, but when it comes down to it, we are spending so much already its not about the money.....

So, I would be really open to any and all advice, and would be acutally very grateful to hear what people think.

Thanks,
Ronni