day 1: where to begin

to my knowledge as of now (i plan to, once i have the funds, have an ancestral divination done, but that is a far-future aspiration rather than a priority as i have other things that need to be taken care of first), my story begins April 6th 1998. i was born somewhere in hubei, which is a province in china. i learned i was in the huang gang orphanage, which explains why my chinese name is huang, yang ling (the last name is said first).

from what i've been told/know about my time in china, i was lucky enough to have been fostered for a while, and there are pictures of a young me in the space, and on a trip to the zoo (if you ever come over and want to see, i have some albums)

my parents came to get me in 1999, the exact date of our first in-person meeting was august 17th, known as my "i-gotcha-day", which is a common occurrence for adoptees (in college i was added to a "subtle asian adoptee traits" FB group, which makes me feel very affirmed, though i have yet to make an intro…or actively partake, it is enough for now, to skim and know that there are so many others who share this experience)

i am going to stop here because it is almost 3am and i am tired.

to be continued.