A FACE PROJECT

Julia shares her story with us about traveling to Korea from Minnesota to meet her biological family for the first time as an adult.

To learn more about Julia's perspective on adoption, check out her blog post "How I Know I'm Not White." - confessionsofanoverachieversite.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/how-i-know-im-not-white/

More info & view slideshow at http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep02-julia/

NOTES:

• [3:50] Julia reads letter from her father
• [5:40] talks about being adopted
• [6:10] What family is to Julia
• [7:20] talks about why she decided to find her family
• [8:50] talks about the importance of receiving letters from her family
• [11:00] Talks about going to Korea for the first time
• [12:00] Meets biological family
• [15:30] favorite part of the trip to meet her family
• [17:30] reactions her birth family had upon meeting her vs. feelings she had
• [18:50] Talks about the gratefulness of her adoptive family
• [20:00] Reflects on how birth family impacted Julia's life

With performances including the Guthrie Theater, singing duets with Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion, opening for Atmosphere & Trampled by Turtles at Bayfront Festival Park, to being featured on the cover of Vita.MN magazine- representing one of the top 4 bands in the Twin Cities, you will find that Molly Dean truly does revel in the creative diversity of it all." -Mollydean.net

"…A diverse performer and a quick study" -Garrison Keillor

Click here for Molly's full bio. - mollydean.net/bio/

Thanks for tuning in to our first A Face Project Podcast episode! There are a number of ways to listen, just click the audio link above or visit our "ways to listen page" in our menu bar. The photos above are select images from our interview with Molly Dean. - mollydean.net/

Photography for this episode: Natalie Jennings - www.nataliechampajennings.com/

More info & view slideshow at http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep01-molly/

NOTES:

• [0:30] Molly talks about where she gets ideas
• [3:00] Molly talks about creativity to her
• [3:30] talks about her childhood and growing up
• [5:15] Gives advice for herself and others
• [6:30] Speaks on getting in touch with creativity
• [9:15] Talks about criticism and how she overcomes it
• [10:30] Creativity comes from inside of you

“With performances including the Guthrie Theater, singing duets with Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion, opening for Atmosphere & Trampled by Turtles at Bayfront Festival Park, to being featured on the cover of Vita.MN magazine- representing one of the top 4 bands in the Twin Cities, you will find that Molly Dean truly does revel in the creative diversity of