Release of the Second Edition of "Guatemala Travel and Etiquette: A Guide for Adoptive Parents."

A N N O U N C I N G
the release of the Second Edition of "Guatemala Travel and Etiquette: A Guide for Adoptive Parents."

This free, online, informative volume answers the many questions that
both first-time and experienced travelers have when planning trips either to visit or to bring home their children. Our goal is to promote etiquette, cultural sensitivity, and informed travel.

Several **all new** sections cover:
> The trip itself
> Day trips to popular tourist attractions
> Shopping
> Transportation (with names and phone #s of reliable drivers)
> Heritage travel
> Interacting with foster families
> Accessibility

Three appendices -- also new to the second edition -- address
attachment, cultural pride, and toy ideas.

A pdf of the guide is available HERE

We invite you to download a copy for yourself and to forward the URL to
agencies, parent associations, and individuals you think could benefit from its use. Those of you with web sites (agencies, parent groups, etc.) might consider adding a link to the Guide on your site!

You may submit comments about the Guide to
http://www.guatadopt.com/CSMailto/forms/GuideComments.htm.

Finally, we wish to thank everyone who contributed to the second edition of guide, all of whom are named in the Acknowledgements. We are also grateful to everyone who submitted comments about the first edition using the electronic comment form.

We extend special thanks to Kevin Kreutner and Kelly Caldwell of guatadopt.com for giving the Guide a home and to the list managers of Guatemala-Adopt for permission to publicize the Guide on the list.

Our best wishes on your journeys,
Marcy McKay, Richard Stollberg, and Bea Evans

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. What to Know Before You Go
3. Planning Your Trip to Guatemala
4. What to Pack
5. The Trip, with a capital T
6. Etiquette
7. The Foster Family
8. The Transition
9. Day Trips
10. The Passport and Visa
11. The Embassy Appointment
12. Departing Guatemala
13. Heritage Travel
Appendix A: Toy Suggestions
Appendix B: Attachment, for You and Your Child
Appendix C: Developing Cultural Pride

{Posted on behalf of Marcy McKay, Richard Stollberg, and Bea Evans...our travel guide team}