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ADOPTEE TRAVELS TO COLOMBIA TO MEET BIOLOGICAL MOTHER AFTER 26 YEARS
WITH VID & PIX
By Celeste Larrain
Check out this breathtaking story about how a woman adopted from Colombia returns to her roots to reunite with her biological mother after 26 years!
Rachel Weiner, 26, who was adopted from Colombia when she was just two months old, has finally completed the search of her life after a nearly decade-long journey for her origins.
The story reached its emotional peak when Rachel, along with her biological sister, Emelie, found living in Sweden, agreed to travel back to their birthplace to meet the woman who gave them life.
“It will not be the last time I go to Colombia.”
“I really feel this is completing the puzzle in its entirety”
Rachel’s quest for answers began at the age of 16. During her research, she managed to recover old files that revealed a touching detail: her biological mother, Mariana, had been deeply concerned, ensuring Rachel was being adopted into a loving and stable family.
Supported every step of the way by her adoptive family, Rachel travelled to Colombia not to replace her upbringing, but to bridge her two worlds together.
Now, Rachel hopes to maintain a lasting relationship with her biological mother, ensuring she knows that both her and her sister will always be there to support her.
Rachel, reflecting on the profound experience, said: “My entire existence is because of her. I am bringing my roots and the people who raised me together.
“I had such a good upbringing and I will be able to tell her that in person. I’m so glad I was able to find her on my own.”
As she processes the reunion, Rachel remains mindful of the decades they spent apart. She added: “I can't even think what it has been for her these last 27 years. I really feel this is completing the puzzle in its entirety.”
“I had such a good upbringing and I will be able to tell her that in person”
“Im so glad I was able to find her on my own”
“I cant even think what its has been for her this last 27 years”
“My entire existence is because of her”
A viewer said “You are beautiful with enough love for two mothers”
Another said “I wish you the best and find joy in meeting your biological family. “
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00:00In less than two months, I'm going to meet my biological mother for the first time.
00:03I literally can't believe that those words are coming out of my mouth.
00:06I was adopted from Colombia when I was two months old and I haven't been back since.
00:10But I have found out that I have a full biological sister who lives in Sweden
00:14who I'll be traveling with to Colombia so we can meet our birth mother together.
00:18I started the process of finding my biological mother when I was like 16 years old.
00:23So it's been about 10 years leading up to this moment.
00:25The way that I'm feeling now is a lot more nervous than I was about a month ago
00:30just because I feel like it's getting real.
00:33I also have recovered some of my old files which actually showed
00:36how big of a conflict my birth mother had about putting me up for adoption essentially.
00:41She was so afraid of me being adopted into a family where I wouldn't have a good experience
00:48and the fact that I've had such an amazing upbringing and I'm going to be able to tell her that
00:53in person.
00:53So I'm so glad that I was able to find her on my own and then essentially go through that
00:58process years ago.
01:00That way when me and my sister found each other it was easy to just kind of bring everyone together
01:04and I can't even think what it has been like for her the past 27 years.
01:08So I really feel like this is completing the puzzle in its entirety
01:12and it will not be the last time that I go to Colombia.
01:15I really hope to maintain a relationship for her to know that me and my sister will always be there
01:21for her.
01:21My entire existence is because of her.
01:24The entire life that I have is because of her.
01:27But any of these situations can come with many pieces, can be very complex
01:30but I'm going into it with an open mind and I am anxiously and nervously excited
01:37and I know it will be everything that little me has ever wished for.
01:42So follow along for the entire journey.
01:45I will do another update soon.
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