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