Adoptee Triggers and a Sense of Belonging at the World A'Fair
World A'Fair 2016 - Dayton Convention Center I had an amazing experience this past weekend when I took DD to our local World A'Fair. Many communities put these on, or you may be familiar with the Epcot Center at Disney World, which is the same idea. You will experience different countries, cultures, foods, dancing, and become educated on what products and ideas came from which country (Example: Ethiopia's claim to fame is coffee). This was DD's first trip to the World A'Fair and she was mesmorized from the moment we walked in. We were handed a passport to make our way around to the different countries where someone would stamp the passport and answer the trivia question that was posed in the passport. First stop -- Colombia! It is purported that my biological father was Colombian so we made our way over to try out the amazing beef empanadas and churros. SO DELICIOUS! I had a conversation with a man from Bogota, Colombia who gave me the lowdown on th...