Peruvian Ties - Culture, Travel, Adoption & Identity

06/09/2024

Hello Peruvian Ties,

To make it easier for you to stay connected with all things Ties, we’ll be deactivating this page on December 1st. We invite you to join us on our main page (Adoptive Family Travel - The Ties Program) to continue receiving updates, stories, and program news. Just give us a Like and Follow to stay in the loop!

Thank you for being a part of our community. We look forward to seeing you on our main page soon! 💙

02/05/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar last night! We've had an incredible time with our webinar series this year and have learned so much together. We hope you've enjoyed it too!

In exciting news and as a great way to wrap up our winter/spring webinar series, join our Owner and Director, Dr. Tanya Kaanta, as she explores trauma, chronic illness, and healing in relation to adoption. 🌟 Don't miss out on this insightful session!

Register: https://bit.ly/maytanyawebinar

17/04/2024

🕖 Reminder: Join us tonight at 7 PM CST for our "Pre- to Post-Trip: Gathering Your Support Team" webinar!

But wait, we have more! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce our upcoming May webinar featuring the fantastic duo that is Kimiko Kawabori and Kari Grady Grossman!

📅 Save the date for this awesome FREE webinar.
Date: Wednesday, May 1st
Time: 7:00PM CST
Register here: https://bit.ly/AncestralWebinarSignUp

05/04/2024

A virtual meet-up for adoptees of South America and extended Latin Americas!

08/03/2024

Happy International Women's Day to all the incredible souls out there! Today and every day, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and diverse stories of EVERY woman. Here's to honoring every unique journey and embracing the power of inclusivity and equity for all!

Adoptive Family Travel - The Ties Program has always been a woman-owned and operated organization. We are proud to be guided, supported and led by visionary women who bring empathy, support, and inclusivity to heritage travel. Cheers to ALL the incredible women who have been part of our trips, supporting adoptees' journeys along the way! 💖🌍

16/02/2024

12/02/2024

🌟 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made Jorge's Beach Day possible! 🏖️✨

As many of you know, our beloved Peruvian guide Jorge is one of a kind. His dedication to bringing joy not only to our Peruvian Ties families but also to the children at the Chavez de la Rosa Orphanage in Arequipa is truly inspiring.

For the past 27 years, Jorge has organized a beach day filled with laughter, sunshine, and cherished memories for 60 children and caregivers. Thanks to his unwavering commitment and your generous support, these children get to experience a day of pure joy, complete with ice cream treats and a delicious lunch.

We are immensely grateful for Jorge's dedication to this annual day. And to all our Ties families who have generously contributed to make this day possible year after year, your kindness knows no bounds.

Together, we've created unforgettable moments for the children, and for that, we extend our deepest gratitude. 🙏 Let's continue spreading love and joy wherever we go! 💖

31/01/2024

Hello Peruvian Ties!

Check out our latest updates and let us know if you are interested: https://conta.cc/3SthR3N

Stay tuned for more information, and in the meantime, feel free to reach out with any questions! Email us: [email protected]

17/01/2024

This is a special time of year at Chavez de la Rosa Orphanage in Arequipa. As some of you may know, our Peruvian guide Jorge has a heart of gold. When Peruvian Ties families first started visiting Arequipa, Jorge had love for not only our families, but also for the children at the orphanage in his hometown.

For 27 years, Jorge has organized a beach day of fun in the sun, sand, and water for 60 children and caregivers. The children also get to enjoy a treat of ice cream and lunch. He partners with us to raise funds for the trip, which will cost around $1500 this year.

We love that Jorge has taken this on as one of his life's missions. We love that for years, Peruvian Ties families have generously sent donations to cover this once-a-year "field trip" that brings so much to children who have so little.

Jorge sends us photos of the children every year, and their joy is genuinely heartwarming. Every little bit counts and your contribution will make a difference. Would you be willing to help us reach our goal of $1500?

There are various ways in which you can support Jorge! You can donate online by scanning the QR code. This will take you to our website. The donation button is located at the bottom of the page. Alternatively, you can find the link to donate at the link in our bio. If you prefer to donate by check, please mail a check to World Ties at 2870 17 3/4 Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868. Additionally, you can help us in spreading the word about our efforts to help Jorge by liking and sharing this post!

28/09/2023

For adoptees, our lives don’t begin at placement- our lives begin in utero/at birth. However too often I work with adoptees who were raised in spaces that only fully honor the parts that include adoptive family, seemingly forgetting whole chapters that influenced & impacted our worldviews and challenged our senses of safety.
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“She never had a family until us.”
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“He couldn’t miss birth family, he’s never met them.”
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“You’re being too sensitive, not everything is about adoption.”
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These are examples of phrases- that I have repeatedly heard over the years, that are forgetting the chapters before adoption. These are the phrases that ignore implicit memory, that are rigid rather than curious. These are the phrases that forget we must be looking at adopted children and their experiences through the lens of grief & loss.
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How might our perspective shift about big, challenging behavior , big complicated feelings, struggling to find identity,
High risk behaviors, search & reunion, and other big topics if we were to slow things down and get curious about grief and how it bubbles under the surface - a key factor in all of these.
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For many adoptees, this grief is some of the biggest to hit the system. Often occurring in the most vulnerable developmental stages, which also means it’s occurring in preverbal, pre- explicit memory making phases. How (understandably so) disorienting. We cannot underestimate the impact this has.
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Of course things feel hard when you have lost so much. Of course things feel isolating when there are no solid answers. Of course things feel disorienting when loved ones raise you and will not acknowledge what came before as if it’s a secret, or something to be ashamed about.
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When children are adopted the wholeness of them is adopted, the wholeness of them deserves love & the wholeness of them needs attunement.

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03/08/2023

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Exciting things are happening at The Ties Program. For 30 years, we have strived to take international adoptees and their families on extraordinary birth country experiences. We have loved every minu