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X-WR-CALDESC:Rebka Lile was born in Ethiopia and spent the first ten years 
 of her life in a tight-knit neighborhood in the capital of Ethiopia\, surr
 ounded by extended family\, church\, and community routines that shaped he
 r earliest memories. After the sudden death of her father\, she and her si
 blings were separated from their familiar world\, moving between her grand
 mother’s home and multiple orphanages before she and her younger sister we
 re adopted by an American family in Ohio. Navigating a new country\, langu
 age\, and culture while carrying unresolved grief and disconnection from h
 er Ethiopian roots\, Rebka grew up balancing the expectations of a white M
 idwestern family with the reality of being a Black girl whose earliest ide
 ntity had been left behind. Now a pre-law student and founder of Abera Ado
 ptee Coaching\, she continues to explore the intersections of adoption\, r
 ace\, mental health\, and belonging\, and looks forward to sharing the ong
 oing healing journey that has emerged from her experiences in Ethiopia\, i
 n America\, and in reconnecting with her family and homeland.\n\nAbout Reb
 ka:\nRebka Lile is an Ethiopian adoptee\, writer\, and speaker whose work 
 centers on identity\, loss\, and belonging in intercountry adoption. Adopt
 ed to Ohio at age ten after spending her early childhood in Ethiopia\, she
  has spent years navigating the tension of holding Ethiopian roots\, a whi
 te Midwestern family life\, and a Black American identity. She is a pre-la
 w student at The Ohio State University and the founder of Abera Adoptee Co
 aching\, where she draws on ICF-aligned training and her lived experience 
 to support adoptees as they process their stories and build lives of agenc
 y\, community\, and self-trust.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Rebka Lile was born in Ethiopia and spent the first ten years o
 f her life in a tight-knit neighborhood in the capital of Ethiopia\, surro
 unded by extended family\, church\, and community routines that shaped her
  earliest memories. After the sudden death of her father\, she and her sib
 lings were separated from their familiar world\, moving between her grandm
 other’s home and multiple orphanages before she and her younger sister wer
 e adopted by an American family in Ohio. Navigating a new country\, langua
 ge\, and culture while carrying unresolved grief and disconnection from he
 r Ethiopian roots\, Rebka grew up balancing the expectations of a white Mi
 dwestern family with the reality of being a Black girl whose earliest iden
 tity had been left behind. Now a pre-law student and founder of Abera Adop
 tee Coaching\, she continues to explore the intersections of adoption\, ra
 ce\, mental health\, and belonging\, and looks forward to sharing the ongo
 ing healing journey that has emerged from her experiences in Ethiopia\, in
  America\, and in reconnecting with her family and homeland.\n\nAbout Rebk
 a:\nRebka Lile is an Ethiopian adoptee\, writer\, and speaker whose work c
 enters on identity\, loss\, and belonging in intercountry adoption. Adopte
 d to Ohio at age ten after spending her early childhood in Ethiopia\, she 
 has spent years navigating the tension of holding Ethiopian roots\, a whit
 e Midwestern family life\, and a Black American identity. She is a pre-law
  student at The Ohio State University and the founder of Abera Adoptee Coa
 ching\, where she draws on ICF-aligned training and her lived experience t
 o support adoptees as they process their stories and build lives of agency
 \, community\, and self-trust.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Virtual: An Ethiopian Adoptee’s Journey Through Loss\, Belonging\, 
 and Becoming
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