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Adam and Betsey
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. We are Adam and Betsey, and we are excited to share a bit about ourselves with you through this letter. We’ve always wanted to be parents and we’ve always loved the idea of creating a family through adoption. We are committed to providing a child with love, nurturing and support, and making sure that he or she will always feel your love and know that this decision was carefully made in his or her best interest.
About us…
We became good friends in college and soon after graduation realized we had fallen in love. We appreciate each other’s strengths and know that we can truly count on each other for love and support. We are very good at communicating with each other, whether it’s sharing our hopes and dreams about life, family, and work, or just talking about daily events. And more importantly, we joke that we keep each other “on our toes” and make each other laugh. We just celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary, we still hold hands, and we still love seeing each other at the end of each day.
We try to find a good balance of doing activities together and also pursuing our individual interests. Adam loves cycling (both road and mountain biking), especially if he can climb hills to get a great view. Betsey likes to go running, usually just a few miles on a favorite trail, but last year she completed a marathon (slow but steady!) We love going on hikes with our dog, a yellow labrador retriever named Lily. She was raised as a guide dog for the blind and is remarkably well trained and loves being around people. We also like to cook together and we try to cook at home most nights. We look forward to sharing these experiences with a child, whether it’s going to the park to play on the swings or tasting a new fruit from the local farmer’s market or playing with the dog in the back yard.
We’ve been very lucky to have had opportunities to travel and live abroad. Adam spent time studying in Greece and working on archaeological digs, and Betsey lived in France for two years. We travel for vacations when possible and we would love to share those experiences with a child. We recently went to Italy to celebrate our anniversary, where we had quite an adventure riding a tandem bicycle through the countryside.
We both work in jobs that are fulfilling and creative and most importantly have flexibility to allow time for family and friends. Adam works in the technology department at George Lucas’ (the creator of Star Wars) film company, where he is in charge of making sure the computer systems run smoothly. He has worked there for ten years and enjoys the creative atmosphere, wonderful relationships with colleagues, and the flexibility to work from home once a week.
Betsey works in the field of education – she has a Ph.D. in education and until recently was a university professor and researcher. She is passionate about improving teaching and learning in schools and ensuring that all students have equal opportunities. A lot of her work focuses on improving educational opportunities for girls and young women. Betsey recently made the decision to leave her university faculty position to pursue research and consulting work on her own. She now has a more flexible schedule that will allow her to be at home with a child.
Our home and family…
We are fortunate to own a wonderful house in Berkeley, California with a great backyard and plenty of room for a child to grow and play. We are close with our neighbors and enjoy the diversity of our neighborhood, with restaurants, schools, and parks in walking distance, and the sense that folks here really care about their community and that it’s a wonderful place to raise a child. We both grew up on the east coast (Adam in Vermont and New York and Betsey in Maryland) and still return often to visit our families.
For us, “family” includes loving relationships with our parents, siblings, and grandparents, nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as the close community of friends we have made over the years. Family also means being godparents to children of two sets of friends, which allows us to share in 
the joys of parenting and has further strengthened our desire to raise a child. Betsey was the birthing coach when our god-daughter was born, and when our god-son was adopted a few years ago we were able to share in our friends’ process of adoption. We are so excited to expand our own family through adoption.
Betsey describes Adam…
I love that Adam has this wonderful combination of being smart and clever and funny, yet in a very mellow and unassuming way. He has a very calming presence and has a wonderful way of listening and making people feel welcome. He loves to explore and learn new things, whether it means taking a new hiking trail or learning how to fix his bike or ordering the strangest thing on the menu (he tried lobster ice cream when we were in Maine). I love watching him play with our god-son and god-daughter or our niece and nephews, because he engages with them in an unself-conscious way and truly appreciates their explorations. I can’t wait to watch him share his creativity, his knowledge, and his passion for exploring new things with a child.
Adam describes Betsey…
Betsey has a lot of passion, whether it is for her family and friends or her work with students or her love of a celebration (in our house, Betsey makes sure we celebrate “birthday week,” not just one day). She has a wonderful balance of intelligence and good humor and is extremely supportive and a great listener. She is committed to her relationships with family and always makes an effort to stay in touch with friends near and far. Betsey loves hearing about other people’s lives and learning from their experiences - she recently spent a week “interviewing” her dad to record his childhood and life stories. I can’t wait for her to be able to share her love of learning, her humor, her quirkiness, and her guidance with a child.
Our values…
We recognize the importance of family and friends in our lives, and we are committed to providing a child with a strong sense of self and a sense of belonging to a family that extends across our backgrounds and yours. Adam’s parents celebrate both Jewish and Catholic traditions and Betsey was raised Episcopalian. We now incorporate a wonderful mix of traditions and celebrations and we look forward to sharing those and making new ones as we grow as a family.
We also recognize the important role that education has played in shaping our lives and our opportunities. We are deeply committed to sharing our passion for learning and for exploration and to providing a child with the best educational opportunities possible. We will nurture and support a child’s unique interests and talents.
Please feel free to contact us at 866-856-1774 or adamandbetsey@gmail.com or by calling our friendly adoption attorney, Susan Romer, at 1-800 U.ADOPT.US or by emailing adamsromer@aol.com.
Betsey and Adam.