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View Poll Results: Would you adopt from the same region and use the same agency?
I would adopt from the same region, using the same agency. 92 60.53%
I would adopt from the same region, using a different agency 26 17.11%
I would only adopt from the same region, using the same agency 10 6.58%
I would only adopt from the same region, using a different agency 3 1.97%
I would prefer not to adopt from the same region, but would still use the same agency 9 5.92%
I prefer not to adopt from the same region and would not use the same agency. 7 4.61%
I have no preference or concern about the region being the same 6 3.95%
Region-what's a region 0 0%
other, please specify 4 2.63%
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Old 04-11-2006, 03:43 PM
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Old 04-12-2006, 01:06 PM
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Definitely not same region but would use our agency again
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Old 04-12-2006, 07:22 PM
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Same agency and definitely same region. I am sure there are other great regions, but we found the accomodations very comfortable which did a lot to help us cope with the traveling. I would love to go back one day and see how things have changed and report back on how our daughter is doing.
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Old 04-13-2006, 09:31 AM
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If we were able to adopt again-definitely.
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We adopted our son from the Moscow City and we are using the same agency to adopt our second son from Moscow City.

We were very happy with our first adoption and so far everything has been moving right along with our second adoption. Although the Moscow staff has changed since we adopted our son, 7 years ago, the new staff is just as wonderful as the staff we dealt with.

We actually bumped into the translator and coordinator from our first adoption during our first trip for this adoption. It was nice to see them again and we were showing them pictures of our son. Our current coordinator knew them and asked us prior to us bumping into them who was our prior coordinator when we adopted our son. She was the one who saw them and brought us over to them to say hi.
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Vladimir

The region was nice because it was a short drive to Moscow and they seemed to really care about the kids. However, the program I adopted through no longer exists.
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Old 08-03-2007, 02:38 PM
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Same region, same agency. I'd love to go back to the same baby house, but I'd be open to another region! I agree, it'd be nice not to travel too far from Moscow, though! I'd be okay with doing it again. Well, I may be starting again soon, so......
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I think our family is complete, but if we were adopting again, I would be happy to go back to either region we adopted from previously.

I don't have major complaints about either agency we used, but... in re-researching for our second adoption, we ultimately decided to use a different agency the second time around. For me, I wouldn't be comfortable going with the same agency "just because" we liked them the first time around (situations, staff, etc changes), but both agencies would be on my "short list."
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Old 08-04-2007, 11:09 PM
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Although my daughter is a pleasure, I would not adopt from Russia again. Too much paperwork, bureaucracy, money, and health risks. Sorry to be so blunt. that's just how I feel.
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Old 08-05-2007, 05:32 AM
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If we were going to do it again I would only use my 1st agency and probably only want to go back to St. Petes! We have a great relationship with our agency director and she has been wonderful even now (3 years after coming home). Amy what you describe is basically any country in IA and half that paperwork and red tape is from our own government !


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Old 08-05-2007, 05:44 AM
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I woul dlove togo back to St. Petersburg, such a beautiful city and easy in and out as far as travel is concerned. As far as the agency, I will use the same one again. I loved the in country treatment and we were impressed with the professionalism of our court people and our translators were wonderful. I also like the fact that we were chaperoned back to Moscow by a person from the Agency just to make sure we were all set.
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Old 08-05-2007, 05:32 PM
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Same Again

Two from Vladimir region and both with the same agency. If there were a #3 we would be back in Vladimir and with the same agency again!
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Old 08-05-2007, 08:23 PM
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I would go back to Khabarovsk in a heartbeat, even with the 9 hour flight. My only stipulation would be that DD come along, cuz that is one crazy long time to be away from her.
Wouldn't use the same agency again though. and not opposed to going to a different region either. We'll make it back to Khabarovsk one way or another.
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Old 08-05-2007, 09:51 PM
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I am adopting from St. Petersburg. I would consider adopting from here again, but know that there are much easier regions.

I will not use my agency again.

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Old 08-06-2007, 11:59 AM
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I would NO WAY use the agency we used.
If we were able to adopt from Krasnodar and stay with the host family we did. We would ABSOUTELY adopt again from Krasnodar...not gonna happen though.$$$$$$
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