Life can be like a baseball game. Life, the pitcher, can throw a fast ball or curve ball. Meanwhile, you are up to bat; all eyes are on you, yelling and jeering coming from the crowd. Sometimes the ball and bat connect perfectly, sending the ball deep into left field, but sometimes you swing and miss. The same things apply when handling the struggles life hands you—you could grow from the experience with a homerun or you could have a setback and strike out.
I face adversity on a daily basis, but it is what I make of it. Being adopted from South Korea and living in a Dutch community has a lot to say for itself. There are both pros and cons, but the cons are, without a doubt, much harder to live with. One of the biggest setbacks I have experienced with being a minority includes the standards that are already made for me based on my race. Trying to live up to the expectations everyone else has set for me while trying to figure out what standards I have for myself has been one of the most trying aspects of my life. The biggest expectation that is held against me is the standard at which my grades are. Because of the stereotype that “all Asians are smart”, I feel pressured to keep my grades at all A’s to keep my peers’ view of me positive.
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Whenever the subject of genetics is brought up, I become closed off and distant because of how little I know about my own genetics. I do not know which characteristics of mine were passed down from my birth parents. I have picked up personality traits and quirks from my adoptive parents, but I know that I am not right handed because they are. I also know that I do not look like either of my parents, or even one of my four siblings who are adopted from South Korea as well. The only things that tie us together are our last name and memories made together. Not being able to fully engage in conversations about genetics is frustrating and