Narrative Essay On 9/11

September 11, 2001, considered to be one of the worst terrorist attacks in the history of the world. About 2,900 people died, and about 3,000 people were injured. The terrorist attack affected the world physically, in the matter that the twin towers were destroyed and there was about 1.8 million tons of debris from the attack. A fallout of this attack meant security got stronger, and paperwork for adoption became more difficult. 9/11 made the adoption process much harder because all of the paperwork had to additionally go through Homeland Security.
November 2002, the month that started another change to my parents life. In general, everything after 9/11 increased in difficulty. My parents started the paperwork, a rigorous process that would take a long time because of the recent 9/11 attacks. Luckily, there was a social worker and the adoption agency to help my mom and dad out. The paperwork and visas were approved in December of 2002 for my parents. In January, they had a one month home study, which is a
My foster family was very happy for me, though. They were beyond excited to know that I was going to a new and loving family. Once I was happily settled in the world, the adoption agency started filing for my visa, passport, and worked on many other important documents to get me home to the Unites States. The paperwork was finally done around the beginning of September. The paperwork then sat on a government official's desk for about a month because he was on vacation. When he returned, he eventually approved our paperwork. After he approved the paperwork, a flight was scheduled to arrive at the Detroit International Airport, and a person to fly home with me, Bonnie. The day had finally come, November 18th, 2003. I was ready to go home to see my new family. On the airplane, I got 2 pink eyes and an ear infection, which was definitely not fun for me. At the airport, many people were there to greet