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| Jean Monahan, left, and her adopted daughter, Lilah, are leaving on Christmas Day for Lilah's first trip to her native country, Cambodia. (Photo: Ken Yuszkus) |
By Amanda McGregor
STAFF WRITER
The Salem News ( Massachusetts, USA)
For the first time since her adoption, Lilah Monahan is returning to her native Cambodia.
She and her mother, Jean, will embark on Christmas Day for a two-week trip arranged through The Ties Program, which offers homeland tours specifically for children who have been adopted overseas.
Their itinerary includes a visit to the Angkor Wat temple and other famous cultural sites, as well as the orphanage where Salem resident Jean Monahan adopted her baby daughter 91/2 years ago.
They also plan to visit with the nanny who cared for her there.
Lilah, 10, and her mother are busy getting ready for their trip and bracing for a 14-hour journey from California to Taipei on Christmas Day. Then it's two hours to Phnom Penh, the capital and largest city in Cambodia.
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She and her mother, Jean, will embark on Christmas Day for a two-week trip arranged through The Ties Program, which offers homeland tours specifically for children who have been adopted overseas.
Their itinerary includes a visit to the Angkor Wat temple and other famous cultural sites, as well as the orphanage where Salem resident Jean Monahan adopted her baby daughter 91/2 years ago.
They also plan to visit with the nanny who cared for her there.
Lilah, 10, and her mother are busy getting ready for their trip and bracing for a 14-hour journey from California to Taipei on Christmas Day. Then it's two hours to Phnom Penh, the capital and largest city in Cambodia.
Please click here to read more...
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