We've been patiently waiting for legal paperwork from our agency in Taiwan so that we can sign, notarize, authenticate, verify, and return. Our understanding was that when the returned documents were processed, we'd be able to send our care package to our kids. A couple days ago, we got some clarification that those two processes are completely unrelated.
So in a flurry, we packed the box (we already had the contents ready) and drove down to UPS to ship it to Taiwan. There was only 1 person there brave enough to walk through the international shipping forms with us, and she even got us a more sturdy box with less wiggle room. At the last step, the UPS software rejected our Taiwan agency's address! We all spent a few minutes trying to figure out what was wrong, but we had already taken too long and the kids needed to be picked up from school. We saved our progress and left dejected--box in hand. I did some research and discovered that the 5-digit zip codes in Taiwan are relatively new, so everyone uses the old 3-digit codes. After some further sleuthing, I found a government website that gave me the correct 5 digit zip code for the address. At that point, Becca was gone at a wedding meeting, so I packed up the kids and we made it back to UPS to ship the box to our kids in Taiwan! We even got a picture with the UPS worker who make it possible! The staff was really excited that we were sending gifts to our kids in Taiwan. We're so excited for them to open up the photo book, presents, clothes, and stuffed animals (that have voice recordings letting them know we love them). We've been checking up on the package's progress multiple times a day to see where it is. Right now: Anchorage, Alaska.
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AuthorAll posts are written by Robert or Rebecca. Maybe you can guess who's who based on the number of emojis and exclamation points!!! CategoriesArchives
February 2023
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