Dear Hye Hee Yoo,
I don't even know where to begin my letter to you. I feel I
have so much to say, so much I want to share with you. Please take my letter
with an open heart, an open mind.
I just recently started my search for you and was truly
blessed to be able to come across information that made my heart melt. You are
an absolutely incredible woman, a strong individual that I admire from so far
away.
All I can say is thank you, thank you for giving me a
chance, thank you for giving me life.
Growing up I knew I was adopted, I knew I was special. I was
adopted into the most amazing family and I have you to thank for that. I would
like to share with you about my family. My father, Daniel, is a retired
computer graphic artist who worked at a local TV station. My mother, Kathleen,
works at a major hospital organization. My brother, Michael, who is also
adopted from South Korea, is a regional manager for UPS. My mother and father
have been married for 30 years. I really couldn't have been more blessed to
have given a chance with such a loving family. We are all very close and they
are extremely excited and unbelievably supportive of my search.
I guess that leaves me. I should introduce myself, my name
is Jessica Lynn Hubrich. I am 27 years old, my birthday is September 19th. I
own my own business as a hair stylist and absolutely love it. I have lived in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin ever since I was adopted. When you brought me to the
adoption agency not long after that I was taken in by a foster family. Soon
after that I was lucky enough to be adopted. I came on a plane with a service
man who was coming home and apparently he told my parents 'Is this yours? Good
luck, she cried the entire way.' Still, nothing has changed, I'm still
emotional and cry!
My brother and I decided to take a trip to South Korea to
see our roots a couple years ago. It was incredible. We both don't speak the
language, but somehow we managed. We stayed in Seoul, which is where my brother
is from. Our hotel was beyond beautiful and everyone was so accommodating. We
decided to hire a translator and driver for a whole day and got to see some
pretty amazing local places.
I just want you to know I'm thinking of you. I think of you
a lot. What you're doing. Where you are. Do I look like you? Do you think of
me? Will I ever find you? Have you tried looking for me?
Nothing in life is perfect, not even close to perfect, but
my life has always been pretty close. My family has always been supportive in
any and everything my brother and I have wanted to do. My goals and aspirations
have taken me to a place in my life where I absolutely love what I do, I have
something to live for, and you gave me that life to live. Growing up in a
pretty perfect world, I never thought twice of who I was or where I came from.
My parents always bought me books on Korea, language learning tapes, anything
to help me remember where I came from. I had a fabulous life, I didn't care
where I came from, I cared about where I was now.
Everybody has a story. Everybody knows their once upon a
time beginning, where and how their life came about. I'm missing mine, and I
feel I'm grown and mature enough to learn about my beginning.
You gave me the most precious gift, my life. A chance in the
world that I would have never had if it wasn't for your strength and most
selfless act. I will forever cherish you in my heart. I hope this letter finds
you safe and well. It would be my absolute wish to have a response from you.
I have enclosed pictures of myself and my family through my
years. I hope you enjoy.
Ill love you always,
Yeon Sil Yoo
Jessica Lynn Hubrich
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