Jamia

by KYW's Larry Kane
Produced by Jim Melwert

Thirteen-year-old Jamia loves to play basketball and run track. But, with a smile that would melt your heart, she says she has bigger dreams.

(Jamia:)  "Be a model." 
(Kane:)  "What would you like to model?"
(Jamia:)  "Clothes and shoes, so they can take pictures of me."

Jamia says her perfect day would involve shopping -- lots of shopping:

"Clothes and shoes, jewelry. You just have to have style."

Her family service specialist, Laurie Coventry, says Jamia is more than just a pretty face:

"I've found her to be warm and funny. A little shy when she's getting to know somebody, but she's a good girl."

And like any 13-year-old girl, Jamia loves hanging out with her friends:

(Jamia:)  "We laugh and we talk." 
(Kane:)  "What do you talk about?"
(Jamia:)  "I don't know -- just stuff that happens in school sometimes."
(Kane:)  "Do you talk about boys?
(Jamia:)  "Sometimes." 
(Kane:)  "Really? Do you want to share any of that with me?"
(Jamia:)  "No!"
(Kane:)  "I didn't think you would."

And Jamia says she looks forward to spending time with an adoptive family: 

(Jamia:)  "We would talk and we would go places together, go on trips and stuff like that." 
(Kane:)  "Would you like hugs?"
(Jamia:)  "Yeah." 

For more information, go to the web site of the Adoption Center of Delaware Valley, ACDV.org.