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Hello everyone, sorry for the slow reply, I had trouble linking back to this site. We actually completed our adoption in Ontario (an even greater feat than in BC!) with an agency that works throughout Canada/US called Mission of Tears. We were one of the first in Ontario to complete a SA adoption, but I believe they are now licensed to do others. We had volunteerd at an orphanage in SA, and met him there, then came back to Canada to finish the adoption. Our son is 4 years old now, and we are coming up on our one year Anniversary as a family. He is a really great little guy, very happy and loving, but very stubborn at the same time. His first language is Zulu, but also learned English from a young age which made things easier for us, although I still get surprised sometimes when I refer to something thinking it is "common knowledge", like saying "hold you horses" and he looks at me as if I'm insane! He also is still figuring out "the family unit", like how is his daddy my husband, and why isn't his sister my sister, too, it's very confusing for him. Lots of challenges, but lots of fun, too!
Hope everyone is well out there, I'd love to hear more about all of your experiences, etc. Take care
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