S1 EP8 (2023 Series) An Adoption Story: Zachary-Victor was adopted at the age of 8 months from Krasnodar, Russia by his American parents. He was raised in Long Island, New York to moving to Brooklyn to pursue a career in music.

Zachary-Victor shares the connections he has made with some of birth family to the support he has from his parents who adopted him.

This is his story.

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Thank you Zachary-Victor and one of your artists, Bacheler too for sharing your music with me for this story.

Where you can find Zachary-Victor on Social Media:   / vitya.wav_  

Bacheler (Artist)   / bachbid5  

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Welcome to My Journey, My Life and My Story!

Here I share my journey, topics for adoptees, my vlogs, my help for others adopted (their stories and journeys) and of course, my travels. 🌎

I share about my life as a Russian - New Zealand adoptee. I was adopted at the age of two, into my New Zealand family, from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia. I share my cultural upbringings, history, my life now and how I have connected with my own birth family. I am also trying to find those missing links of mine in Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

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00:00 Introduction
00:36 Zachary-Victor's Title
03:19 Trying International Adoption
06:14 Adopting from Russia
09:42 Zachary-Victor's Childhood and Teenage Years
14:30 Finding Birth Family
18:31 Expectations of Finding Birth Family
23:03 Life in New York
25:55 Music Production and Building Family Tree
27:21 In the Studio / Music Beginnings
30:20 What's Next and Advice for Others
32:30 Outro and Thanks