http://www.omda.bg/engl/ethnography/ethn_folk.htm
http://www.interrinet.bg/Bulgaria/Folklor/folklor.htm
http://www.travel-bulgaria.com/content/folklore.shtml

Bulgarian culture
http://www.travel-bulgaria.com/content/culture.shtml
Bulgarian Cuisine
http://www.travel-bulgaria.com/content/cuisine.shtml

 
Bulgarian Music
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6490/music/music.html
http://www.omda.bg/engl/ethnography/folk_music.html
http://www.travel-bulgaria.com/content/music.shtml
http://www.balkanfolk.com/

Bulgarian Photo Album
http://www.travel-bulgaria.com/content/photogallery.shtml
http://www.mrl.uiuc.edu/~petrov/english.html
http://lennes.math.umt.edu/~tonev/pictures.htm

BULGARIAN ADOPTION LINKS

The Ministry of Health in Sofia (in Bulgarian):

www.mh.government.bg

The Ministry of Justice in Sofia (in Bulgarian):

www.mjeli.government.bg

Adoption Laws for Non-Bulgarian Citizens (in Bulgarian):

www.mjeli.government.bg/kodeks/kodeks.htm#g6

http://www.mjeli.government.bg/struktura/osinoviavane.htm

Embassy of Bulgaria in the USA
http://www.bulgaria-embassy.org

American Consulate in Sofia Regarding Adoptions:

www.usis.bg/visa/adopt.html  

U.S. State Department information for Americans considering adopting from Bulgaria.

http://travel.state.gov/adoption_bulgaria.html

A Brief Synopsis of the Bulgarian Adoption Process in English:

www.angels-haven.com/bulgaria_info/bulgaria.htm

FACAB:  Terry Mandeville’s hard work and dedication make this information very helpful to those starting the process.  Thank you Terry!

FaCaB's new URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FaCAB1/files/FaCAB.htm

Bulgarian Adoption Programs – The Short List  

(NOTE: This list is not to recommendation any of these agencies.  Thoroughly checking out references from satisfied current and former clients over on the following websites:  www.eeadopt.org and www.adoptachild.org.  We have omitted the following links for these agencies: Focus On Children, Finally Family, Spence-Chapin and Building Blocks Adoption Service (as if!) due to the fact they have had negative dealings with their clients)

Americans For International Aid and Adoption (AIAA)

Teri Bell, director – Chicago, IL

http://rainbowkids.com/aiaa.html

Tree of Life - Oregon

www.TOLadopt.org/programs/programs.html

Wasatch - Utah

Kathy Junk, Kathy Kaiser

www.wiaa.org  

All God’s Children International – Portland Oregon

NOTE: Prices given and family testimonials

www.allgodschildren.org/Bulgaria_1_Information.html  

Voices For International Aid and Adoption – New York State, Uses “Charity”

http://members.aol.com/vidaadopt/vida.html  

Angel’s Haven Outreach

www.angels-haven.com/

Adopt An Angel

Lisa Collins, Bulgarian Program Director

www.adoptanangel.org/Programs.htm  

Children’s House International

Fred Des Chenes, Bulgarian Program Director

www.adopting.com/chi/bulgaria.html

Family to Family Adoption Services fam2fam@aol.com 

Maxine Seiler, director 

http://www.adoptionsforever.com/bulgaria.html

Prices Listed  

Miracle Lives Adoption Services

Matt Foust, director

www.miraclelives.com 

Caring For Life 

Maria Lantz Director

www.caringforlife.org

Children To Adopt

www.childrentoadopt.com

Positive Bulgarian Adoption Experiences

Tommy’s Story – Bulgarian Adoption Story  

http://hometown.aol.com/kimber143/myhomepage/diary.html  

Burgas Adoption using AIAA – First Trip circa 1998

http://www.rainbowkids.com/Articles/1098Kalina.htm

Photos Of the Andros Family http://content.communities.msn.com/Adoption/androsfamilyalbum.msnw?albumlist=2

Greg & Wendy Fields adoption of their son in 1997 from Varna http://news.mpr.org/features/200010/09_nymanl_adoption/adoptiondiary.shtml

The Lende Family’s adoption of their daughter in 1997  

http://heatherlende.com/lende/stojanka.html

IAR Family’s adoption in 1998

http://www.iaradopt.com/old%20site/www/Orlewecz.shtml

More Stories to be had on FaCAB here. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FaCAB1/links/Adoption_Stories_000991839339/

RUSSIAN ADOPTION LINKS AND OTHER RUSSIAN LINKS OF NOTE:

A SPECIAL MENTION GOES TO THE COMPANY WHO MADE SOME $$$ OUT OF US FOR ALL THAT RUSSIAN AND BULGARIAN TRANSLATIONS:

Hudson-Neva Translations

www.hudson-neva.com/Translation.htm

Dr. John Ryan

19 Broad Street

Suite 100

Waterford, NY  12188-2104

(518) 233-1949

(800) 793-1949

POSITIVE RUSSIAN ADOPTION STORIES

The Bests positive adoption journey from Vladivostok & Estonia

http://adopt6.tripod.com/ouradoptionsofvictoriaroseandnicholasmisha/  

Jim & Lauanne Taylor adopt from Perm in 1998

http://www.tear.org/news1.htm

Perm, Home in August 1999

http://hometown.aol.com/joynxs/myhomepage/baby.html

Church Group Story regarding Perm – diaper rashes mentioned

http://64.243.148.119/History.htm

Blagoveshchensk Adoption With Tree of Life

http://www.jacksonkent.net/

The Vera Family’s photos from their Blagoveshchensk using Little Miracles/Amrex

www.picturetrail.com/anneleise_1999

RUSSIAN ADOPTION LINKS – MISC.

Karen Holt's EXCELLENT Russian adoption site.  She really went all out on this and has loads of helpful links for PAPs and those who have already brought their children home. Sorry Karen!  I thought I had added this in way, way before.

http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com

Orphanage thoughts

http://www.childrensrights.org/orphanage/orphanage_info.htm

Link for current list of accredited agencies working in Russia for those of you looking to use an accredited agency rather than an unaccredited or independent adoption.

http://www.informika.ru/text/goscom/accredit/org.html

Independent Russian Adoption Help

http://hometown.aol.com/dreynolds8/IndependentAdoption.html

www.geocities.com/mgummere/RussianRegions

Mary G’s list of Russian regions and which agencies have placed children from the regions  

Disgruntled Client Adoption Web Ring:

There are more of us out there than you could possibly imagine.

The one that started it all, but alas, has suffered from severe link rot – the only page available is the first page.  It went on to detail one family’s adoption from Moscow circa 1996.  The first page said it all: “Was banned from APR today.”

www.lowerctriver/adoption.html

The Wynman Family's story: What Dr. Sabrutova stepped in Burgas – and why she came to no longer be there. With a little help from Spence-Chapin in NYC.

www.TruthInAdoption.org

The Krutchow’s Mexican adoption story - made headlines http://saradave.tripod.com/adoptionstory/

Single man in NJ named Bruce: Got screwed around by an attorney in NJ
and a Russian facilitator and ended up going with Tree of Life for a
Romanian adoption.  With a toss of Adrienne Lewis of Global Adoption fame tossed in for measure:
www.geocities.com/adoptiondiary/index.html

The DiModica Family - Focus On Children for Bulgaria and Ukraine

www.focusonchildrensucks.com

Judith Mosley's fun with My-Lin La Trace and TediBear Adoptions: 

A single man's successful adoption from Bulgaria, but only after being jerked around by IFS in Texas for a Romanian adoption:

Miscellaneous BBAS Related Links

http://webideas.com/yellowpages/eng/lawyers.htm

Candace O’Brien page

http://www.adoption-specialists.com/docc3.html

Adoption Specialists, Inc. website mission statement

http://www.adoption-specialists.com/

Adoption Specialists, Inc. website

http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/makeoverstory/episodes/episode208.html

Jennifer and Chrissy Marando’s “A Make Over Story” segment.