An Adoption Story: Nina's Journey - Adopted from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rochester, New York

*S1 EP9 - an Adoption story:* 22 year old Nina was born from a small village called Bol'shaya Vruda which is located just below Saint Petersburg in Russia. She was adopted at the age of three and a half years old by her American parents who then raised her in Rochester, New York.

Nina has always been told that she has siblings back in Russia but it wasn't until later on after her childhood that she decided to pursue a search. With the time for her that felt right, she was able to learn more on her birth family, with the difficult circumstance surrounding her birth mother to learning about her twin sister who passed away.

For Nina, since learning more on her birth family she has connected more with the adoption community worldwide, building her family tree to build more links and reaching out to others who may be going on a similar experience. She also plays a huge role with the I'm Adopted website as a writer for other adoptees.

This is her story.

// Watch more an Adoption story Episodes //
EP 12 - Felicita: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDWmSbN4MAk
EP 11 - Marina: https://youtu.be/FJTqLMraPU4
EP 10 - Ivan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuPR7MQVFcY
EP 9 - Nina: Watching Now!
EP 8 - Zachary-Victor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHStBOUcVi8
EP 7 - Katya Reach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5-Dh-bTwsw
EP 6 - Alexei D’Ath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL9KWdiqX3Y
EP 5 - Vanya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS2TLPI4Pi4
EP 4 - Alex Kuch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hRrQj3OHmE
EP 3 - Anya: https://youtu.be/hP9nUxJdYnM
EP 2 - Vika: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Fzoum4s_U
EP 1 - Alexei: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2U3eMgQZNs

I want to also share a huge thank you to Nina's Mum for her help with this story and for Zachary-Victor who came with me to help film this story for Nina.

Thank you!

Where you can learn more about Nina:
https://www.imadopted.org/adopteenotes/my-name-is-nina
https://instagram.com/ninamarie615
and https://www.imadopted.org/adopteenotes

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I share about my life as a Russian - New Zealand adoptee. I was adopted at the age of two, into my New Zealand family, from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia. I share my cultural upbringings, history, my life now and how I have connected with my own birth family. I am also trying to find those missing links of mine in Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

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00:00 Introduction
01:25 Nina's Memories
03:26 Going to America after Adoption
06:15 Early School Years
08:55 Learning She's a Twin
09:49 The Loss of her Father
12:04 Early Searches
13:28 The Search for her Russian Family
14:13 Siblings Connection
16:10 Learning About the Passing of her Twin Sister
18:24 Connecting with her Birth Father
19:40 Support from the Adoption Community
21:20 Using MyHeritage to Build her Family Tree
22:21 Visiting a Local Russian Shop
23:56 Being Prepared
25:06 Outro

Видео An Adoption Story: Nina's Journey - Adopted from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rochester, New York канала Alex Gilbert