Alex (Alexander) Kuch
Alex Kuch is an Romanian born, German-New Zealand adoption figure. Kuch was born in the town of Cluj-Napoca, Romania in the Transylvania region. He was adopted by his German family in 1997 and then moved to New Zealand with his family in 2006. In 2018 Kuch was made a semi-finalist for Young New Zealander of the year, as part of the 2018 New Zealander of the Year Awards.
Alex has been involved with I’m Adopted since we established in 2015. Alex has been a huge part of our community, helping with events, talks with other adoptees and providing that support.
Latest Entries
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A Conversation with Former Romanian Orphanage Worker Mila Medic
Note: This article contains stories of war and has photos that could be emotionally distressing. Reader and viewer discretion is advised. Alex Kuch - Thank you for taking the time for your interview, would you be able to give a bit of
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Finding Camaraderie in a New Country – Alex Kuch
How I took the plunge and moved from New Zealand to Germany during a pandemic. Original Article Posted on toastmasters.org. Reposted with Permission. After taking a crazy opportunity to move for a new job, then traveling for over 36 hours from New
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Reflections of 2020 – Alex Kuch
The year 2020 has been described by many as unprecedented and personally I can only agree. In a nut shell looking back at what had happened if you would have told me what would happen all this year, I would have
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My Reflection over the Last Two Weeks – Alex Kuch
As I took time to reflect on what happened over the last two weeks, life has changed in ways that people could not have imagined due to COVID-19 around the globe. I still remember two weeks ago, Saturday 21st March
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С Днем Рождения Саша – Happy Birthday Alex
We all from the I’m Adopted team wish our good friend and founder Alex Gilbert a wonderful birthday despite the current global situation and the New Zealand lockdown. This will mean he will be celebrating his birthday in a new way. We also
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The importance of adoption sibling(s) relationship
Adopting one child by itself is already a big commitment and people often have described adoption like a rollercoaster, that only a few so-called crazy people dare to embark on. However, when one decides to embark on adoption multiple children to consider three core
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Celebrating Being Adopted for 23 years – Alex Kuch
Yesterday it has been 23 years since I was adopted from Romania and I'm grateful to my family in particular, friends and everyone who has supported me along the way. Here is where in my TEDx talk I share the difference
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Good to be here and joining the I’m Adopted Diaries
I'ts great to be part of the Adoption Diaries and here is a bit of a quick background info about me. I was adopted from Romania in 1997 by a German family and we moved 13 years ago to NZ,
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Adoption Ambassador Speaks at TedX Talk in Malaysia
Romanian - German Adoptee Alexander (Alex) Kuch recently spoke at the TedX Talk in Malaysia. Alex's family was told by a psychologist that he would never lead a normal life. Being adopted from Romania by a German family and living
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What we can learn in life from things that don’t go as planned – Alex Kuch
“We learn little from victory, much from defeat” ~ Japanese Proverb ~ First, of this write up is not to gain sympathy but to share my personal reflection and experience of what I have and am learning since I have been
