Journey to My Birth Country Archives - Makes Me Wander

MY FIRST TRIP TO MY BIRTH COUNTRY WAS MORE THAN I EVER IMAGINED

Journey to My Birth Country | Korean Adoptee | Mixed Korean | MY HISTORY IS A MYSTERY... | TRANSFORM THRU TRAVEL

MY FIRST TRIP TO MY BIRTH COUNTRY WAS MORE THAN I EVER IMAGINED

I tried to be present and not have too many expectations so that I would be neither let down or surprised. I still had no way to prepare for what I found when I traveled to my birth country for the first time.

FALLING INTO STEP WITH KOREAN ADOPTEES

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FALLING INTO STEP WITH KOREAN ADOPTEES

My flight instinct kicked in the moment I entered the room filled with Korean faces. It’s nothing against them, and all about me, because I came from Korea too. However, I didn’t grow up in Korea, nor with Korean culture. My rational mind reminded me that, most likely, neither did they. We represent a handful…