Orphanage nurse describes Jolie's newest family member

When Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrived at a Vietnamese orphanage last autumn, most of the staff had no idea they were Hollywood superstars.

“They looked very much like ordinary people,” said Bui Thi Bich Tuyen, a nurse at the Tam Binh orphanage, where Jolie adopted the newest member of her family yesterday, three-year-old Pax Thien Jolie.

“We thought that they were just an ordinary couple that wanted to play with the kids and give them presents,” Tuyen said. “They brought lots of toys.”

Jolie shared crayons and drew pictures with the children. “We could already see that she had a heart for children,” said Tuyen, the nurse who was in charge of raising Pax Jolie ever since he was brought to the orphanage as an infant.

“His Vietnamese name was Truong Quang Sang, but we just called him Sang,” Tuyen said. “He is a very lively boy, but sometimes when he met strangers he would become shy and often cried.”

Tuyen said: “He is just a little boy, so I don’t think he understands the big change that has come into his life. He is very lucky to be adopted by a famous star.”

It was not known how long Jolie would be in Vietnam, although one of her representatives said she would probably stay until sometime next week.

In an interview in today’s Ho Chi Minh City Law newspaper, published by the city’s justice department, Jolie said she hoped also to take her children to the capital, Hanoi, and to a Vietnamese beach.

Asked about the media attention generated by the adoption, she was quoted as saying: “Photographs and press coverage will make him (Pax) upset. I’m very worried about that. I would like to say I’m sorry for bringing this into Pax’s life.”

US officials must issue a visa before Pax can travel to the United States.