Category Archives: adoption

I am a panelist.

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Mica

The university’s cultural centers hold various a lunchtimes series in which students listen to various speakers and get free food. Today, I sat on a panel of Korean adoptees at the Asian-American cultural center. Beth gave a presentation about the … Continue reading →

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Family Resemblance?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Mica

Omma and Kkami: Me and Bodger (lying down, ignoring me): (I took this photo so you could see my trimmed hair. Look, I have two eyes again!) Do you look more like your mom or your dad?

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Tempo time.

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Mica

Today, I had a tempo run scheduled. I’m usually pretty bad at tempos, so I drag my feet and procrastinate like nobody’s business. Fortunately, today’s wasn’t s-o-o-o bad because I only had to run at Half Marathon Goal pace (9:08 … Continue reading →

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Not to be dramatic…

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Mica

…but today, I feel like this: Tonight, I watched the airing of the PBS POV Special Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy. It was pretty hard to watch at times, and, I’m not going to lie, I cried more … Continue reading →

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Some Pictures of Omma

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Mica

Omma gave me these during our meeting. I scanned them awhile ago, but I was waiting for the right time to share them on the blog. (On the right.) This is the only one in which I can see the … Continue reading →

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Korean speakers, I need your help.

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Mica

This is a little confusing, so please bear with me. Today, I got this message from Omma: “사무실에서 찰칵!!” Usually, when I need translation assistance, I post a message on Facebook and Twitter requesting help. Today, I posted the Korean … Continue reading →

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Arrival day.

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Mica

July 3rd is my “arrival day,” the anniversary of my arrival to the United States at the wee age of three months. According to my parents, the weekend that they were set to get me was also the re-opening of … Continue reading →

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Adoption Q&A…and a rant.

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Mica

First, thank you to everyone for your thoughtful and supportive comments on my reunion post. I have been really pleased with the responses I have received in regards to my search, and I want to thank everyone for taking the … Continue reading →

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Meeting Omma.

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Mica

This is Part II of my documentation of meeting my birth mom. If you missed Part I about our first communications via blog and e-mail, please go here. On Wednesday, May 26th, at 2pm, the boyfriend and I arrived at … Continue reading →

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First communication from my birth mom.

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Mica

This is Part I of my documentation of meeting my birth mom for the first time. Please continue reading Part II about the face-to-face reunion here. On May 8th, 2010, I received my first communication from my birth mom. The … Continue reading →

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