News!

After hearing back from SWS the last time I wasn't expecting a response for at least 2-3 months, if not longer. I was very surprised to see an email from them today. I was expecting it might be another question they had, or an update to let me know they had begun the search with the government. The last thing I was expecting was to read this,

While I am disappointed that even the local government is unable to find anything about my birth father, they found my birth mother! She is alive and living just outside of Seoul, from where I was adopted from. I can't even explain the emotions that I am feeling right now.

I am now waiting on a response from them with further information about what the next step is and what they need from me. I'm also waiting on a copy of my adoption records from there. I've heard that there can be some discrepancies between the records adoptees receive and the records the Korean agency has.

This has been a roller coaster of emotions and I've only just begun, I'm very thankful for my friends who have been here for me through this so far and very excited and nervous to see what comes next.