| Abstrakt: |
This article is the author's narrative of her transition into a doctoral program of social work as a point of departure to illuminate recurring themes of seeking connection and dialogue with sojourners. Through the intense self-reflexive Korean "talk-story," the ongoing self re-construction with personal history is described. Strengths emerging from experiences of a loss of homeland from intercountry adoption and healing paths remain invisible without the compassionate commitment of sojourners. The gifts of this evolving talk-story emerge in the form of unanswerable questions for cultivation. As client, consumer, and practitioner in a doctoral program of social work, the author situates these questions as necessary for understanding the "helping professional" roles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
