Find birth parents
If you were adopted, then you know how frustrating it can be not to know much about your heritage and genetics. Finding your birth parents can help you learn more about your family history and where you came from, as well as answer any questions you might have as to why you were given up for adoption and if you have any other biological family members.
Instructions
Talk to your adoptive parents about any information they have about your birth parents. So they don’t feel threatened by giving you information about your biological parents, be sure to tell them that you love them but are curious to find your biological family. Ask for names, an old address, the adoption agency or anything else they might know about your birth parents.
Contact the hospital where you were born for your birth records. While it is not done routinely, you could explain your situation and, at the very least, get a name and an old address to track down your birth parents. An old address can lead you to a neighbor who might know where your birth parents went or have forwarding information.
Seek out the adoption agency that you were placed with. It should have information as to whether your biological parents wanted you to contact them, and it might have the contact information so that you can find them. The agency may also have information if your birth parents never wanted to be contacted by you.
Register with the International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISSR, see References). This puts your name on the registry so that your birth parents can find you as well as you finding them. You can also search the database to see if your birth parents registered.
Adamas milos
Adamas, a seaside village with approximately one thousand inhabitants, is a tourist centre and port. Between 1844 and 1914 it was a municipality, which in 1885 even had its own member of Parliament. This privilege was granted by the government in honour of the first settlers, who were refugees from Sfakia in southern Crete.
Adamas and the rest of the island, offers us the utmost in comfort and pleasure for our holiday. Peace and quiet is combined with entertainment and an enticing night life. Banks, a post-office, port police, customs office, doctors, dentists, a chemist shop, Greek and international tourist agencies, are just a few of the facilities available to the visitor.
Without having to leave Adamas, we can sunbathe on one of its two beaches. As we look towards the sea from the village centre, the first, Lagada, is only 500 metres to the right while the other, Papikinos, is 1000 metres to the left, just beyond the area called Neochori. Both beaches are shaded by tamarisk trees and are wide enough to enjoy a game of tennis.
In Adamas there are a number of restaurants, ouzeries, pizzerias, snack bars and grills, all offering good service to summer visitors. Fish, lobster and octopus come direct from the morning catch. After the evening meal, it is always relaxing to have a cake, an ice-cream or a cool drink at a waterside cafe while night falls, luring us to partake of its pleasures.
You should also visit the Mining Museum, Agia Triada with its Ecclesiastical Museum and Kimisi Theotokou (the Assumption of the Virgin) or Agios Charalambos and nearby the small Catholic church of Saint Nicholas. The largest church in the village and standing at the highest point, is Kimisi Theotokou or Agios Haralambos. It has distinctive architecture with three aisles roofed with arches and a dome resting over the central aisle.
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