Single woman here.. looking to adopt. Have questions

Don't feel that you need to justify your wish to adopt. Nowadays, it is very common for single women to do so. And you seem to be quite well-qualified, since you have a steady job, are not living above your means, and so on. You are taking a class that should help you prepare for all kinds of parenting, and are also involved with a child or children as an aunt. These are the sorts of things that social workers look for, because they mean that you have a realistic understanding of what parenthood entails. Don't feel that you "should" try assisted reproduction or fostering first, either. Many singles are uncomfortable with the notion of going through a pregnancy without a spouse, and would rather adopt. And many singles share your concern about fostering; it is difficult to become emotionally invested in a child, and then return him/her to his/her biological parents or other relatives. Bulgaria is not a particularly easy country from which to adopt, however. On the good side, it is Hague-compliant, which means that you are unlikely to be matched with a child who was bought or stolen, and that you ARE likely to get a certain amount of medical information. On the other hand, there are few adoptable healthy babies in Bulgaria, and all adoptable children must first be turned down for adoption by at least three Bulgarian families, so the wait for a suitable match could be long. You may want to look at a variety of countries before becoming too set on Bulgaria, if you have not done so already. And you should check with a variety of agencies that have Bulgaria programs to be sure that the one you mentioned is being honest with you about the prospects of being referred a healthy child in a reasonable time frame. Sharon