Hannah

She kind of just explained it to me that, you know, they were young when they had me and they had a lot of differences. And she just... Thought she was making the right decision to kind of do it on her own. But she never intended for it to be like a permanent thing that I would never know him.

It always kind of felt like a mystery. And I think it's kind of a funny feeling to feel like there's this mystery about yourself. Like, I don't quite look like my mom's side of the family. I have curly hair. I have, like, different color eyes. So I was kind of just wondered, like, who do I really look like if I don't look like my mom's family? I knew my dad is from the Dominican Republic.

It always kind of felt like a mystery. And I think it's kind of a funny feeling to feel like there's this mystery about yourself. Like, I don't quite look like my mom's side of the family. I have curly hair. I have, like, different color eyes. So I was kind of just wondered, like, who do I really look like if I don't look like my mom's family? I knew my dad is from the Dominican Republic.

It always kind of felt like a mystery. And I think it's kind of a funny feeling to feel like there's this mystery about yourself. Like, I don't quite look like my mom's side of the family. I have curly hair. I have, like, different color eyes. So I was kind of just wondered, like, who do I really look like if I don't look like my mom's family? I knew my dad is from the Dominican Republic.

So I always, like, you know, just growing up in New York City, such a vibrant culture here. And I'm like... Wow. I wonder, like, I just have questions like, where in DR is my family from? Just questions about that. And the other thing I knew is that I had two half-brothers from my dad. So just wondering, like, wow, what are my brothers like? What it would be like to have siblings?

So I always, like, you know, just growing up in New York City, such a vibrant culture here. And I'm like... Wow. I wonder, like, I just have questions like, where in DR is my family from? Just questions about that. And the other thing I knew is that I had two half-brothers from my dad. So just wondering, like, wow, what are my brothers like? What it would be like to have siblings?

So I always, like, you know, just growing up in New York City, such a vibrant culture here. And I'm like... Wow. I wonder, like, I just have questions like, where in DR is my family from? Just questions about that. And the other thing I knew is that I had two half-brothers from my dad. So just wondering, like, wow, what are my brothers like? What it would be like to have siblings?

Or just, yeah, wondering about them. When you were growing up, did you look for your dad at all? Yeah. So, you know, I came of age along with social media, I guess. So once Facebook came out, that was probably one of the first things I did was like, I'm going to look up my dad's name. There's a lot of people with his name. So that didn't really take me anywhere.

Or just, yeah, wondering about them. When you were growing up, did you look for your dad at all? Yeah. So, you know, I came of age along with social media, I guess. So once Facebook came out, that was probably one of the first things I did was like, I'm going to look up my dad's name. There's a lot of people with his name. So that didn't really take me anywhere.

Or just, yeah, wondering about them. When you were growing up, did you look for your dad at all? Yeah. So, you know, I came of age along with social media, I guess. So once Facebook came out, that was probably one of the first things I did was like, I'm going to look up my dad's name. There's a lot of people with his name. So that didn't really take me anywhere.

It's insane. Since I sent...

It's insane. Since I sent...

It's insane. Since I sent...

Yeah, so I have a cousin on my mom's side. She's been telling me I should go on Ancestry.com for a very long time. So she was like, it would be perfect for you because you have this whole side of your family you don't know anything about. I didn't do the DNA testing just yet because there was just like a lot of public records. So I was like, let me start with that.

Yeah, so I have a cousin on my mom's side. She's been telling me I should go on Ancestry.com for a very long time. So she was like, it would be perfect for you because you have this whole side of your family you don't know anything about. I didn't do the DNA testing just yet because there was just like a lot of public records. So I was like, let me start with that.

Yeah, so I have a cousin on my mom's side. She's been telling me I should go on Ancestry.com for a very long time. So she was like, it would be perfect for you because you have this whole side of your family you don't know anything about. I didn't do the DNA testing just yet because there was just like a lot of public records. So I was like, let me start with that.

His name came up on a lot of different things in a lot of different places. But it took a couple of days of just kind of like looking through stuff until I found an address with his name in Brooklyn. And then I texted the address to my mom and I was like, by any chance, does this look familiar? And she said yes. So you found this address. How close was it? So that was the crazy thing.

His name came up on a lot of different things in a lot of different places. But it took a couple of days of just kind of like looking through stuff until I found an address with his name in Brooklyn. And then I texted the address to my mom and I was like, by any chance, does this look familiar? And she said yes. So you found this address. How close was it? So that was the crazy thing.

His name came up on a lot of different things in a lot of different places. But it took a couple of days of just kind of like looking through stuff until I found an address with his name in Brooklyn. And then I texted the address to my mom and I was like, by any chance, does this look familiar? And she said yes. So you found this address. How close was it? So that was the crazy thing.

I live in Brooklyn. I grew up in Brooklyn and the address was essentially like the other side of like the train line I grew up on. So when I first talked to him and he asked how I found him, I told him about the address and he was like, I've never moved. I've been here this whole time, which blew me away because I'm like, he's been on the other side of the train, literally.