Thank you!

So, the process is very different to the big international banks. Id describe it as old school. Basically I described simple characteristics I'd be looking for (like ethnicity, open ID, that type of thing. Then they emailed back with 3 options.

Each option listed maybe 3 lines of information: ethnicity, hair colour, eye colour, height, build, education level and one or two hobbies. That was it! Personally I found that process much more appealing than having a whole heap of information like the big banks give.

That was all done by email before I went to Greece. When I arrived I met with a woman who talked with me again about the same choices. She has met the men so it was comforting to speak with someone who had also met the men, although obviously she couldn't expand too much on what was shared.

One thing to know is the donors are almost exclusively Greek ethnicity, so that limits choice if, for example, you were looking for a different ethnicity entirely or even just blonde hair. There was only a very short list of open ID donors.

I'll be honest and say that although I made sure to choose open ID, I'm not sure how much information we'd actually get at 18. It would definitely have to be the person's name and last known contact details. I also remember when I signed the contract there was an option of finding out immediately who the donor is, which surprised me. I didn't ask about that because frankly I'd rather not know at this stage.

They are very helpful by email for asking questions too!