In My Search for Korean Identity, the Sweet Potato Was My Guide — Personal History

After university, I moved by myself to Korea to teach English, leaving behind the mild-mannered Midwest to begin a new life in a foreign country. Only that, to me, this country wasn't completely foreign. It was where I was born. Then abandoned. Then adopted from.

And, ultimately, it was where I wanted to return to take my first real stab at adulthood.

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