Family and Community

“[When I think about Peru] I think about how friendly the people are there and how they treat you like family even if they don’t know you, and I wish that it could be like that here in the USA.” – Two years after my first birth country trip, 14 years old, 2003 I first went back to visit my … Read More

“I’m Home!”–One of My Favorite Stories

Kari Lemons and her family just returned from Cambodia Ties 2011. She posted this wonderful story on our Facebook page. With permission, and a HUGE smile on my face, I share it with you. Kari writes: My favorite picture of the whole trip is from our first day touring around in Cambodia. We were at Banteay Srei Temple early in … Read More

Why Birth Country Visits are So Compelling

By guest author Doris Jacobs  In taking my son Andrew on a birth country trip, I had hoped to reinforce his personal identity—that it is great to be who he is and to value who he is becoming, including where he was born and where his personal history began. • Being able to say and really understand “This is the … Read More