Katarina Reach
Katarina Reach (Instagram @katarinareach) was placed into an orphanage in Donetsk, Ukraine months after her birth in 1998 and was adopted by an American family in 2002.
She also goes by the name Kati or Katya. She located and connected with her birth family at age 21 in October of 2019. The redemption story unfolding of her and her birth mother’s reuniting is shared in her blog here and here on her Adoption Diaries below.
Latest Entries
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Long Lost Katya
I bought this necklace as a gift to myself, as a reminder, and as a message with a meaning behind it that I'd like to share more of. Ever since I was adopted from Ukraine at four years old, people
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More Than Finding A Birth Family
There are many reasons why we as people make the many decisions that we do. As adoptees, some choose to search for their birth families and others choose not to or to only go
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No longer an orphan
This diary entry serves the purpose of sharing my adoption story while also presenting a wholistic perspective on adoption that I hope will be useful insight for everyone impacted by adoption or trauma in some way. Eighteen years ago, I
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My Background and Involvement
As a Ukrainian adoptee, I grew up in a loving family ever since I was adopted at four years old. I don't have many clear memories growing up in the orphanage, but more will be shared about my adoption and
