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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 Midwest
 ern world with the reality of being a Black girl whose earliest identity h
 ad been left behind. Now a pre-law student and founder of Abera Adoptee Co
 aching\, she continues to explore the intersections of adoption\, race\, m
 ental health\, and belonging\, and looks forward to sharing the ongoing he
 aling journey that has emerged from her experiences in Ethiopia\, in Ameri
 ca\, and in reconnecting with her family and homeland.\n\nAbout Rebka:\nRe
 bka Lile is an Ethiopian adoptee\, writer\, and speaker whose work centers
  on identity\, loss\, and belonging in intercountry adoption. Adopted to O
 hio at age ten after spending her early childhood in Ethiopia\, she has sp
 ent years navigating the tension of holding Ethiopian roots\, life in a Mi
 dwestern world\, and a Black American identity. She is a pre-law student a
 t The Ohio State University and the founder of Abera Adoptee Coaching\, wh
 ere she draws on ICF-aligned training and her lived experience to support 
 adoptees as they process their stories and build lives of agency\, communi
 ty\, 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 Midweste
 rn world with the reality of being a Black girl whose earliest identity ha
 d been left behind. Now a pre-law student and founder of Abera Adoptee Coa
 ching\, she continues to explore the intersections of adoption\, race\, me
 ntal health\, and belonging\, and looks forward to sharing the ongoing hea
 ling journey that has emerged from her experiences in Ethiopia\, in Americ
 a\, and in reconnecting with her family and homeland.\n\nAbout Rebka:\nReb
 ka Lile is an Ethiopian adoptee\, writer\, and speaker whose work centers 
 on identity\, loss\, and belonging in intercountry adoption. Adopted to Oh
 io at age ten after spending her early childhood in Ethiopia\, she has spe
 nt years navigating the tension of holding Ethiopian roots\, life in a Mid
 western world\, and a Black American identity. She is a pre-law student at
  The Ohio State University and the founder of Abera Adoptee Coaching\, whe
 re she draws on ICF-aligned training and her lived experience to support a
 doptees as they process their stories and build lives of agency\, communit
 y\, 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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