We are Achinta and Earl from Southern California! We are super energetic, creative people with a great deal of love to give to your child. Thank you so much for considering us!

We admire your love and selflessness, and we understand that your choice takes incredible strength. We have a four year old son, Duke, who we adopted in 2017. We dream of completing our family with another wonderful child! Your courage gives us hope that our dream will soon come true.

We have always wanted to adopt another baby, and are ready to share a loving, accepting, and fun home with your child. Your child will grow up knowing what a tremendous gift you gave. They will share something very special in common with Duke- an amazing adoption story.

Years ago, we lived across the country from each other: Earl in LA, Achinta in NYC, and met at a common friend’s house in San Francisco on a cool winter evening.

After having an instant connection and the time of our lives together that weekend, Earl called his best friend and said he met the girl he was destined to marry, and Achinta started packing for the west coast. Four months later, we got engaged in Chagrin Falls, Ohio surrounded by our family, and the rest is history!

We knew going into our marriage that we wanted to adopt children - that has always been our plan. When we were faced with infertility issues, we knew it was a sign from the universe that we should stick to our instincts, and our adoption journey began. We adopted Duke four years ago. He is ready to be a playful, protective big brother.

What drew us together as a couple were our crazy senses of humor and our shared values. As a family, we have strong relationships built on love, trust, and respect. We are also fortunate to have the unconditional love and support of our generous families. We know it is time for us to become parents again, and promise to create a loving, accepting, and happy home for your child. Your child will have our loving respect, and be given freedom to explore what the world has to offer in a safe and responsible environment. We value individuality, education, and play, while also creating a strong family foundation of good judgment, morals, and kindness.

Earl is the funniest human being I’ve ever met. He is also one of the hardest working men out there, working tirelessly with a smile on his face everyday to be the best provider to our family. He loves his work in the film industry, and always has great stories to share (one of my favorites involves some juicy gossip involving a certain famous “Maverick”).

Earl is protective, kind, gentle, silly, fun, and caring. He is the favorite uncle to all of our nieces and nephews - they adore his playful spirit and horsing around. I remember walking outside one Christmas Eve when we were visiting our large extended family in Cleveland, only to find all three of my young nephews covered in snow and howling with laughter as Earl built a fort and pummeled them gently with snowballs. Their tears of joy were freezing on their faces! But even more impressive is that he treats everyone with great respect. He is beyond patient and indulgent with kids, working on Lego castles for hours only to have them taken apart. What does he do? He starts all over again.

Earl is excited to take your child to the skate park, teach them to cook, travel together, and have dance parties to punk music in our record loft. Earl always inspires me to work harder, do better, and to be my best self, and he will continue to set the very best example for your child while being a warm and loving dad.

I, Earl, have worked in the film industry for over 20 years, and now with the new world in which we live, work completely from home. This new normal allows me to spend more time with our family and to do the things that most dads miss out on when spending 8-9 hours a day at the office.

When I met Achinta, it was love at first sight, and I am so lucky that she agreed to become my partner in life. Her outlook and compassion for others have made me a better person as we’ve grown together. In her work she is creative and passionate, traits that carry over into our marriage and family relationships. She puts 100% into everything she takes on, and this will no doubt be true in the warmth and care she will put forward in raising your child. Achinta is incredibly selfless and will always put our children first.

Achinta is truly the queen of the house and goes to great lengths to make every day perfect for our family. The amount of detail she gives to holidays and birthdays is unmatched. She cannot wait to shower your child with love and respect. The unbridled energy she has between running a dance company, being a university professor, and running our household is second to none. She and I both would be honored to welcome your child into our family and give them all the love in the world. She will teach them Hindi, dancing, and drive them to every extracurricular activity their heart desires, coming home at the end of a long work/mom day to still somehow have energy to give.

I, Achinta, wear quite a few hats: I run a dance company, work as a choreographer in the film industry, and am a professor of dance at a top university. My schedule is flexible and is built for me to be a hands-on and very present mom, my top priority. I love my work, and love sharing my creativity with our family.

Duke was born on December 31 (our New Year’s Eve baby), and we were lucky enough to be in the hospital with him that very moment. We stayed with him for a few days at the hospital while his lungs got stronger. Now, he is a thriving toddler who loves to run, play Stormtrooper, garbage truck driver, and sing along to songs from Hip Hop and Alternative to Bollywood. At just 4 years old, he is an inquisitive, sweet and funny, bright child with a huge vocabulary. He goes to a private preschool with a small class of 10 friends, where they swim, learn Spanish, play, dance, make art, write, and sing. He enjoys building things and playing soccer. He loves to travel on planes or road trips, from beach vacations to cabins in snowy winter wonderlands. We have a continued and open relationship with his birthmother, to whom we regularly send pictures, videos and updates.

Duke would like you to know, “I’m excited for a baby brother or sister. I hope they love Star Wars."

We both feel so lucky to share a life in a vibrant & diverse suburban community in Los Angeles. We built our spacious home on a small cul-de-sac with other young families. We have a lovely backyard, plenty of room for little ones to play in safely, and have plans to put in a pool. We live minutes from a protected park that has great hiking trails, waterfalls, and a lake. The best part about living here is that we enjoy a private, peaceful home along with all the perks of a metropolis that has the best in art, culture, and entertainment. It only rains for about a week out of the year, so we enjoy regularly visiting the Pacific Ocean, and spending plenty of time at the amazing parks and outdoor spaces and museums of LA. We have a great school, and dear friends with young children, most of whom are adopted as well. Play dates are plentiful! We never get bored with so much happening year round in our town.

Earl’s mom lives 20 minutes away and can’t wait to spoil her new grandchild! Achinta’s family hails from the Midwest, while Earl’s father and stepmom live in Kentucky, and his sister’s family lives in Indiana. There is not a day that goes by that we don’t speak to our families, especially Achinta's best friend and brother, who lives in Ohio with his wife and small children. We love to spoil these newest family members, ages 10 months and 2 years old. Duke video chats with all of his cousins on a regular basis. We are close to our extended families on both sides and consider our cousins and aunts and uncles amongst our closest friends. We have a diverse family, with members of multiple races and ethnicities and spiritual backgrounds, and adopted children as well. Achinta’s big family lives all over the globe. We all have a deep respect for each other, and our reunions are marked by laughter and revelry. Luckily, we see our families at our homes multiple times a year, and enjoy meeting at exotic travel destinations. Your child would grow up in a large, caring family – having play dates with cousins from all over the world!

As we enjoy with Duke's birthmother, we would welcome an open adoption with you, if you so desire. We look forward to the opportunity to start sharing our lives with your child and immersing them in love, education and life experiences with our entire family. We’d love to travel with them all over the U.S. and India, along with to our favorite vacation spots like Maui, Bali, Thailand, and Mexico. Your child will be exposed to culture, art, and international foods. We love to cook, from simple pancakes to intricate French meals, to a traditional Thanksgiving feast. We celebrate American and Indian holidays like Christmas, Diwali, and Holi. We will share all types of music and dance with your child, playing instruments and attending concerts. They will have their pick of the best classes for any hobby or passion they choose.

Thank you so much for taking the time to learn about us and for considering us as adoptive parents for your child. We promise to make every day special for your child, to raise them in a loving environment, and to provide them with the best education possible. We’re honored to be taking part in this incredible journey and look forward to learning more about you!

We are so excited to become parents once again through adoption. We promise to provide unconditional love and support, to give your child every possible opportunity as well as a home filled with lots of love and laughter! We will be there to guide your child and instill our morals and values, while always being supportive of your child’s dreams. Your bravery makes it possible. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

With love,
Achinta & Earl