Links to interesting and informative sites

Volunteering Opportunities: Nepal http://www.pragyaschool.org.np/

www.travel.state.gov/links.html
US embassies and consulates worldwide

www.wunderground.com
World Weather

www.dpw.state.pa.us/general/guides.asp
Child Abuse History Clearance Form and Pa State Police Request for Criminal Record Check Form for Pa residents

www.bcis.gov
Bureau of citizenship and Immigration Services
Obtain all INS forms and read about the tax benefits for adoption (publication 968). You can download the I-600A (Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition), which will get you started.

travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
Travel Warnings and Consular information sheets

www.jcics.org/haguetop.html
Complete text on the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000

www.freetranslations.com
Translate online

www.xe.com/ucc/ Currency converter

www.vitalchek.com
To obtain certified copies of birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates. This site provides all the telephone numbers to the Bureaus of Vital Statistics in every state. You can also order online which might be easier and faster.

www.nwa.com/services/adoption/Northwest/KLM
This airline has an official adoption fare policy in place.

www.achildwaits.org
This organization financially helps adopting couples with expenses for an international adoption.

Books of Interest
you can obtain these books at your local bookstore or by ordering online at Amazon.com

 

	Material World-A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel. Visual portrait of life in 16 different countries (Guatemala included) and how the world's average families live.
	Craftswomen Changing the World by Paola Gianturco, Toby Tuttle, Alice Walker. This book is a photographic journey of 90 indigenous women in 12 countries trying to improve the lives of their children through their exquisite crafts.
	Everyday Acts Against Racism: Raising Children in a Multiracial World by Maureen T. Reddy (Editor). This book deals with the many aspects of racism unique to multicultural families.
	Attaching in Adoption by Deborah D. Gray. Practical Tools for Today's Parents.
	Inside Transracial Adoption by Gail Steinberg, Beth Hall. Two families reveal their personal trial and tribulations of adopting across racial lines.