Day 4 in Colombia

Nothing happened yesterday to make any progress toward getting our boys. This would be a great place to vacation, but we can't fully enjoy it because we are here for a very different reason. We will all be able to relax a bit once we have the boys with us. There are many things we'd like to do and see, but our plans are all on hold until we are able to get them. The weather is beautiful. The countryside is beautiful. The hotel is very nice, the people are all friendly and helpful. They are doing their best to help us learn Spanish. In Cali when someone asks you how you are doing, you say "Charity". That means "great", but only in Cali. We do get some strange looks when we're out and about. We know a little of what it feels like to be a minority. A man approached us at the grocery store and said, "Are you guys gringos?" Is it that obvious? :) He's an English teacher here in Cali and gave us his number if we needed any help.

Our representative has an appointment at the US Embassy today at 11 o'clock. After that we will know if we can go get the boys today or if we'll have to wait until tomorrow. So again we will wait and see.

P.S. We finally received a phone call. So this is what's happening over the next few days... ...tomorrow we have a meeting with some people from the orphanage at 2pm here at the hotel. We aren't sure who all will be here. Possibilities include the orphanage director, social worker, psychologist, medical doctor, and ?? This meeting is to prepare us specifically for the boys. They will answer all of our questions (I've accumulated quite a few these past few days of nothing to do) and tell us specific things about the boys that they feel we should know. Then they will tell us what time we can come to get them on Saturday. They don't usually do this on a Saturday, but since the paperwork took so long and Monday is a Colombian holiday (I need to ask what it is) they are making special arrangements for us. It's a good thing because I think I would've cried if they said we couldn't see them until Tuesday! Then there is a one week 'get-to-know-each-other' period and then things can progress. That's all I know for now. I will update tomorrow after our meeting with any other news.