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Chun Jiang is a 6 year old girl from China [she speaks Mandarin]. She was abandoned by her family because they wanted a boy, not a girl. She likes to play with other children, help around the house, and sing. We placed her with you because she has commented about wanting to be raised Christian. She is very shy but will come around in no time.

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Adisa Emeka is a 14 year old boy from Africa. He speaks Yoruba [an African tribal language] and very little English. He is a Christian and it is extremely important to him that he remains so. He likes to sing and tell stories [oral stories passed down to him from other generations]. He has a slight hearing problem but it can be easily fixed by a hearing aid. His dream is to travel all over the world, learn as many things and languages as he can, and meet a lot of diverse people. He is also very protective of his little sister.

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Eniola Kunto is Adisa's little sister, who is 9. She only speaks Yoruba and feels the same way about her religion as her brother. She is still emotionally shaky after the death of her parents and older sister [Adisa's younger sister]. She likes to play any sport, especially soccer. He current aspiration is to be an dancer. She loves to dance, sing, and act in plays that she writes herself [which they are always quite interesting!].

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Aislin Justice is a 7 year old girl from Australia. She has shoulder-length light brown hair and emerald green eyes. She speaks Dutch, English, and Hungarian [she lived with a Dutch foster mom and her husband was Hungarian. They both spoke English so she picked up all three languages]. She likes to read, play basketball, watch movies, and is fascinated with animals. She has an Australian Shepherd named Malina, whom she is very fond of. She was raised Lutheran but will change to another Christian-based religion.

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Pala Lilja and Baldur Eirikur are 17 year old twins from Iceland. Pala is pregnant with a twins [they run in her family and the father's]. She doesn't know the genders nor does she have names picked out yet. She is due in about 5 weeks. Baldur likes to play ice hockey, soccer, and paint. He is outgoing, polite, and a true gentleman. Pala is kind of shy but will speak her mind and stand up for what she believes in without a second thought. This causes her troubles sometimes, but it is admirable. She likes to tell stories to little children, sing, sew, and is very interested in architecture. She doesn't like playing sports very much but enjoys to watch them. Both of the twins speak very little English.

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I tried to place very diverse people in your family. You also get to try and learn Yoruba, Hungarian, Dutch, and Icelandic. Please keep us updated on how Chun, Adisa, Eniola, Aislin, Baldur, and Pala [and her babies] are doing.