International adoption is not for the faint ofheart. That's the message Kevin and Krista repeat throughout their adoptionjourney to Kazakhstan, a country that most people can't pronounce or locate onan atlas. As they learn, it takes an adventuresome spirit and an unwaveringcommitment to follow this trail of incredible joys equaled by gnawingobstacles.Hello, Aibek!A Journey of International Adoption takes you along on that trail. Kevin and Kristacircle fog-shrouded Moscow for eight hours and then, wearing $11,000 in cash,wander the airport unable to find their escort. They live with a host familywhere the wife is mostly out of town, the husband works until almost midnight,and the 5-year-old daughter is hooked on Nickleodeon cartoons. They cringe atthe tough, indistinguishable meat served at most meals and share Thanksgivingdinner at an Armenian disco with a caged bear outside.At an orphanage named Hope, they must master aforce-feeding technique called The Shovel, watch another couple considerhalting their adoption, and confront their own fears about possible cerebralpalsy. But from his first smile, a sociable baby boy named Aibek assures Kevinand Krista that they have just begun the adventure of a lifetime.
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About the Author:
Kevin Quirk is an author, editor, ghostwriter, andcounselor. His first book, Not Now,Honey, I'm Watching the Game (Fireside), was featured by ABC's 20/20,National Public Radio, Redbook, Men'sHealth, and The Washington Post. Hehelps ordinary people share their personal stories through Memoirs for Life (www.memoirsforlife.com),and he guides authors with books in psychology, spirituality, politics, andbusiness through A Writer's Eye (www.awriterseye.com). A member of the Association of Personal Historiansand the Washington Independent Writers, Kevin lives in Charlottesville,Virginia with his wife Krista and son Aibek.
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- PublisherAuthorhouse
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1410756769
- ISBN 13 9781410756763
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages241