Comments for The culture of being at http://inthefray.org , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://inthefray.org Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:44:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2261/227/#comment-2771 For those interested in searching their roots in Colombia I recommend you to visit this website: http://www.colombiatupais.com - Carolina Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:13:58 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2261/227/#comment-2733 Hi, I'm sure this isn't the only comment I will make about my life story's feedback. First of all, the director of the Orphanage is Flor, not Ines (it was correct in the article). I can provide her number at FANA and her email if you wish to contact her directly. I agree its everyone's right to find their birth parents. I don't agree that its the only thing in the world that will make you whole as a person. [for me it is not, but for my sister it was and she found her biological family... though she was adopted domestically] Flor's family has taken me in as their own while I am in Colombia. I am extremely close with them and her house is mine in Colombia and mine is her and her family's in NY. I know that I made the decision to find my biological family she would not stand in my way. Her views on the topic may not agree with everyone's but I would challenge anyone to give me evidence that they have not provided the entire file of information they have on an adoptee. She told me that back 20/30 years ago they collected little information, more recently they do have pictures. They are getting more modern.. and trust me, visit any other orphanage in Colombia and you will encounter the same issues. I was actually EXTREMELY impressed by the modernity of FANA in comparison with other orphanages I visited while in Colombia. As much as I agree that the views of the older generation need some updating, I admire the paths they set and the strides they made for both government and international support. Without the visonaries such as Flor Rojas and Mercedes Martinez[founder of FANA] WE (and I mean everyone adopted from Colombia )would not have the opportunities we've been blessed with today. - Jennifer Cerami Tue, 08 May 2007 22:53:06 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2261/227/#comment-2732 I am yet another Colombian adoptee from FANA (1981) and I agree that nothing should get in the way of a reuniting of mother and child. For me, as my adopted family knows, a simple picture of the woman who gave birth to me would be a life changing experience. That is something that many of us adoptees long for and something that non-adoptees take for granted. - Michael "Manuel" Tue, 08 May 2007 20:58:34 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2261/227/#comment-2731 As one of the many Colombian adoptees who have searched and found their birth mothers, I want to say to Ines Rojas that she should stop keeping up the lies and delusions that keep us adoptees from pursuing these searches. There are ways, very real ways of us finding and reuniting with our birth families. I wish the fear that these old school folks would end with their generation and let the new ones lead the way to change. - Skyler Tue, 08 May 2007 19:04:28 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2261/227/#comment-2730 As another fellow Colombian adopted from FANA, Colombia (now living in Sydney, Australia) - I thank you for sharing your story. It makes everything so seem far more real. Thanks, Jye Born: Tomas Lemus, 1986 - Jye Smith Tue, 08 May 2007 18:37:11 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2261/227/#comment-2729 As a fellow Colombian adoptee from FANA I was able to identify with many of the same feelings about being adopted, and having a mix of cultures. I hope to visit the land of my birth, and by that experience grow in the knowledge of who I am and where I come from. When I think about the opportunity I have had here in our country, I am overwhelmed by what a blessing it has been and what a different life I would have had in Colombia. - Matthew Michelsen Tue, 08 May 2007 14:42:01 +0100 http://inthefray.org/content/view/2261/227/#comment-2728 :)I am not sure if my last comment was posted. I truly enjoyed reading this piece. It is so important that we help our kids learn to embrace their multicultural heritage. I have three kids, two are adopted, one from Colombia, the other from South Korea. Both are very comfortable and PROUD of their heritage. We have all grown so much from the experience of adoption. Thanks so much for writing about your experiences, I am sure this article will be discussed (very lively discussion) around our dinner table. - Kathryn Mon, 07 May 2007 14:21:46 +0100