Heritage Travel: Blueprint for Making the Most of Your Trip

Get ready to dive into the emotional and practical aspects of planning your heritage trip, all while having a blast!
About this Event

Workshop Overview: Planning a Birth Country Visit

This workshop equips families and adult adoptees with a comprehensive toolkit for planning a meaningful and impactful return visit to their birth country. The session delves into both the practical and emotional aspects of these trips—citing ways how these aspects intertwine to create a deeply personal and transformative experience.

Key Topics:

Emotional Preparation: Understand how to navigate the complex emotions tied to returning to your birth country, whether you’re preparing your child or yourself as an adult adoptee.

Practical Considerations: Explore travel logistics, budgeting strategies, and how to plan, including best seasons for different priorities.

Cultural Insights: We’ll dive into a handful of key cultural differences to get competent in, to maximize your understanding and connect with regular life & people in China.

Hometown Area and/or Orphanage Visit: Gain insights into what to expect and how to prepare emotionally for revisiting significant places tied to your story. If you choose to include this in your travels.

Enrichment Activities: Discover meaningful projects and experiences to deepen your connection with your birth country before, during, and after the trip.

Why Attend?
By attending this workshop, you will: - Gain clarity on planning considerations, from timing to budgeting.
_- Have new ideas to change abstract, vague ideas into actionable steps to plan a positive, impactful and significant trip with meaningful memories.
- Understand how to approach the journey emotionally and practically, whether as a parent planning for the family experience or as an adult adoptee with a parent traveling.
_- Leave with a list of resources, personal stories & tools to help you navigate this pivotal experience.

This highly educational session, packed with personal illustrations, prepares you to ask the right questions, address challenges confidently, and create a trip that is both reflective and transformative.