Life of the Lost

On the same day as our interview, Nicole receives an unexpected phone call from her birth mom. Nicole rallies up the straight to ask her birth mom an important question. Nicole was raised in a suburb of IL along with her younger brother Joey who was adopted from Guatemala. She opens up about her adolescent years filled with the struggles of various medical conditions and learning disabilities. Nic...

We met Phil in Chicago at a Peruvian reunion about 15 years ago. We’re catching up and listening to his adoption story. From growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, going to a private school and being called the “Peru Jew” to how his birth family found him on Facebook, sit back and take it all in!

Guilt started to build after joining a few ADOPTION SUPPORT groups on social media. The amount of negativity was overwhelming and after a few days of reading posts, Meg posted a blunt yet honest question to the group of 3,000 adoptees. She hit a nerve with other adoptees and in this episode we talk about what happened and why she was left with a bitter taste in her mouth. This episode was sponsore...

After we finished filming the last episode we got into a deep conversation. The thoughts stemmed from a book (Andean Lives: Gregorio Condori Mamani and Asunta Quispe) Meg was reading and the conversation flowed like waves. We decided to turn the camera and lights back on to film another episode. This episode is my (Sam) favorite! It was the most relaxed conversation we’ve had on camera. We kept a...

Staying committed has been an ongoing problem with Meg her whole life. It started when she was three at her first dance recital and from there it grew. We dive into other parts of her life its effected and hear Sam's perspective to commitment. He's at the opposite spectrum. Sam learned at a young age what his calling is and has learned how to stay dedicated to the love of his craft.

Questions: Do you have 2 names? Would you consider adopting? What advice would you give other adoptees? What's one thing you'd ask your birth mom? What do you say to people who feel sorry for you being adopted?

As we venture into being an adult we find ourselves making decisions we never thought we would have to face. Did you have plans for the future and do they match up with what you're doing right now? Meg never though she'd be in a situation where she decided not choose either her adoptive or birth family. She jumped into the great unknown of NYC but was the sacrifice of not being there for holidays,...

While we're both grateful for being adopted we also acknowledge some of the negative ideologies and problems that come with being adopted from a South American country.

Sam grew up under the bright lights of NYC. What was his average Saturday like when he was 13? Where did he hang out, who was he with and WHY did he eat a McDonald's 40 piece chicken nuggets daily? He shares young teenage memories and attributes a lot of great friendships and experiences to the UWS of Manhattan.

How would you feel if people who looked just like you often tormented you for being yourself? The topic of perception was really challenging for us to talk about. Our thoughts aren't final as we're constantly growing and learning. We open the floor for anyone who wants to dive into this subject deeper - maybe you share similar to opposite feelings or you don’t understand it at all. We'd love to he...

2 days before we sat down to record this episode Sam went through his adoption papers for the first time. He always knew he had them but didn't think it would bring him any more clarity. We walk through his initial feelings and thoughts after reading the papers (with his adoptive mom), it leads to a lot of fond/rough childhood memories and we start linking his passions to adoption as he continues...

While we unravel Meg's thoughts of what adoption means to her she sneaks in a few stories of the first time she met her birth parents. We start from the beginning and dive into what she truly hopes to find through this adoption journey and if the search will ever come to an end.

We were both born in Peru but one of us was raised in the suburbs of Minnesota and the other in Manhattan New York. (can you tell by how we talk?) Our differences shape how we communicate and sometimes we have conflicting thoughts when it comes to Supay.

Walking you through a brief history of Supay (our apparel line), our adoption, and where we hope to bring this podcast.