[nbiechele]

Hi Dalia- I was adopted from la casa de maria y el nino in 1989 when I was 9 years old. I would really like to start searching for my biological parents or at least my brothers and sisters. Does anyone know of Anna from there? She was one of the social workers/nurses??? I used to call her mom and she sometimes would take me home for the weekend. I would love to see her..

Dalia it must have been very hard to give your child up. You have gone through a lot especially knowing what you have gone through as an adopted child. Take care and hop you are well!

Nora

[b-mom/adoptee]

Hi- we are like 1 month apart- add me to
facebook- shifra saltzman
yahoo-colombiana0815@yahoo.ca- email
msn- wizard_of_paws@hotmail.com
aol- Thwizpws@aol.com

when you add me- message me so i know who you are- thanks


where abouts do you live now- im in toronto

with my daughter i get letters and pictures every 6 months- i cant believe shes almost 7

[b-mom/adoptee]

Hi all im forwarding an email- my mom sent me- she is helping me research Raquel altman- if we can contact her then all of us from La Casa in Medellin- may be able to have more info about our families- and ourselves- if you can give me as much info about yourselves in colombia as you know- or those who adopted through raquel what info you had at the time when you adopted your kids- thanks- shifra



>From: "Shula Strassfeld" <meirimdance@hotmail.com>
>To: wizard_of_paws@hotmail.com
>Subject: Raquel
>Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:43:16 -0400
>
>I think I found an address and phone for the Casita. I googled
>Raquel Altman and kept trying the Spanish listings until this list
>of government agencies opened. It lists the institution, the head
>then a colum headed "direccion" which I think is an address of some
>sort and then Telefone.
>the Direccion listing is: CL9 A 825-422 (doesn't seem like a street
>address but maybe an agency code of some sort) and the phone is:
>3128314/3127236. There is someone at Dance Exchange who speaks
>Spanish. I will try to reach her- most of us are on vacations so it
>may not be this week) and as soon as she can, we'll try to call- or
>I will be in TO Aug 24 and 25 for Alona's wedding. We could call
>together then if you have a Spanish speaking person to make the call
>with. I will see if I can find my old phone book adn see if this is
>the same phone number as when we got you. Also some of the
>references sent me to this adoption forum which I think you are a
>member of. There seem to be several [people trying to find Raquel.
>Can you email them and see what's what????
>
>Catch ya later
>Love ya
>IMMA
>
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[hispa60]

jules,

My name is John Larkin. I also live in Florida and was adopted from La Casa in 1978. My birthparents tell me that the adoptions from La Casa are closed adoptions and I have heard that information will not be released. However, I have also heard that there is a possibility that a birth parent can leave their information with La Casa and specifically request that the information be given to the birth child if he/she returns and requests it. I don't know anything for sure. I am traveling with my birthparents to Colombia this coming May/2008 and should be able to ascertain some of the in's and outs. Have you been back to Colombia. This will be my first time.

[b-mom/adoptee]

hi, john I want to know your experiences in colombia and going back- i havent been back since i left in 82- I am born and adopted in medellin. does anyone have facebook- message me and ill add you, i want to keep in touch- i have an adoptee group call colombian adoptees, so search for it. gracias- shifra- aka dilia disnei atehortua im shifra saltzman on facebook- but my name is private

[RobH1980]

I was adopted from La Casa in 1980 and am thinking about trying to track down my birth parents. I have never really looked into it before and was wondering if anyone has had any success and if so how you went about it. any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks

[littletree]

Hi Cara:

It really freaked me out to read your post. My name is Cara too and i was also adopted from La Casa in October 1980. I know you wrote this message along time ago but I wanted to reply to it anyway. Ii am looking to see if I have any brothers or sisters. My brother was also adopted from la Casa in December 1978. He will be getting married in Colombia in the Spring and I realy wnat to travel around and visit La Casa and see if it still exists. Please write back if anyine knows that it is still there.

Tree