On Being: Adopting Sophia
Part two: "Every day is something new."
From time to time, BU Today asks members of the BU community to share their personal hopes, fears, and joys. This week, we present a five-part series on the beauty, the pain, and the rewards of being who we are. These stories ran during the 2007–2008 school year. In part two, we present the second installment of "Adopting Sophia," in which Laura De Veau describes what it was like to go to China to bring her new daughter home to her new family and friends.
In the video above, Laura De Veau (CGS’87, COM’89, SED’95), assistant director of student and staff development in the Office of Residence Life, and her husband, Shawn (LAW’94), talk about their trip to China to meet their daughter, Sophia, the blog that helped them chronicle their journey, and the ways their lives have changed since Sophia became a part of their family. “I can’t imagine our lives without her,” De Veau says. “I can remember our lives without her, but I can’t imagine our lives going forward without her."
Watch part one, in which Laura discusses what it felt like when she got the call from the adoption agency and her goals and fears about being a new parent.
Additional video footage and photographs courtesy of Laura and Shawn De Veau.
Robin Berghaus can be reached at berghaus@bu.edu.
The recent events that have swept through southern China have had a great impact on the Social Welfare Institutes, or orphanages, in that region. According to the Half the Sky Foundation, food, and supplies are scarce. A special emergency fund has been created to help aid the SWIs supported through Half the Sky. If you are interested in assisting these SWIs, log on to the Half the Sky Web site and follow the links to support the Little Mouse Emergency Fund.
This story originally ran February 4, 2008.
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