The Life of Being Adopted

There is a lot of stuff my friends, especially the ones in college, don’t know about me. Many can be obvious, or they can be hidden under the skin of who I am. So I’m writing this article to help you get to know me better. As the title explains I am adopted. I came from South Korea and I have been living here ever since. Here is what it's like to be adopted.

So I was adopted when I was 4 months old. When I came here, my parents made me a citizen of the United States right away. I was born on May 30, 1995 and I came here officially in October 1995. I have been living here ever since that day and I’m glad I am. Odds are I would be in the military if I was not adopted because in Korea when a male turns 18 they have to serve in the military, unless they opt for college.

I have grown with this part of my background as a great way to show who I am. However, it’s not as easy as I make it out to seem. I have been out of the country twice since coming here and neither were to Korea. However, with the current governments and tension with North Korea I think it’s best to not go for a while. However, that won’t stop me from going back to my home and seeing the city I spent around four months of my life.

With the concept of being adopted from a different country it is hard to not think of my biological parents. I have very little information on them and no pictures to give me a idea of what they look like. I don’t even know exactly where I was born either. Again, though I don't know much about my relatives, this won’t stop me from going back and finding them. When I was younger I never took into thought of who raised me for that short time. It wasn’t until I was in my sophomore year of high school that I wanted to make it a plan to go back.

I do plan on going back because I want to see and learn about the culture of my ancestors. Will it be a tough road? Of course but I’m willing to take it. I am willing to see what the country really looks like in person. I pray that I will be able to go back sometime within the future. Obviously I have it on my bucket list because that would make my life complete.