This post was written by Anna, my 9 year old daughter.
"Kids sometimes ask me questions about being from another country.
Most kids think that I am Chinese or Japanese. I tell them that I am Korean. I was born in South Korea on December 8, 1998. When I was 4 months old, I flew on an airplane from Seoul to Philadelphia. A lady took care of me while I traveled here. On April 22, 1999, Dad and Mom met me at the airport for the first time!
Every April 22nd, we celebrate Airplane Day at our house. We eat Korean food and have a cake. I get a couple of small presents, sometimes they are from Korea.
For the past two years, we have gone to Korean Culture camp in Albany (at Russell Sage College) for a week in the summer. When we are there, we eat Korean food, learn to write some words in Korean, Taekwondo, Korean drumming, and singing. Most of the kids there have been adopted from Korea, but their brothers and sisters go to camp too! It is a lot of fun!"
1 comment:
Pat and Family,
I'm from the Holt BBs and have been following your adoption journey since I joined 2 months ago!
Just wanted to write that like Anna, I was adopted from Seoul, Korea (31 years ago) and was raised in Albany. I also attended the Heritage Camp there - it was on the same street as my school (Albany Academy for Girls)!
Congrats on Katie's arrival, and know that you're thought of!
Sincerely, Nicole in Boston, MA
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