The experience was surreal to say the least. As an adult, I believed I had a mostly complete picture of my family, who they are and how we all fit in the world. But meeting John, Nakon and their family has forever connected my heart to Thailand and to these people who made me feel like I was home. (Photo by Dacia Saenz)

Sara McCaslin is an editor and visual journalist for The Seattle Globalist. She worked for several daily midwest newspapers including The Flint Journal, The Columbia Missourian and The Boone County Journal before moving to Seattle. Sara trains the next generation of journalists through the Globalist Apprenticeship Program and is a graduate of the Journalism School at the University of Missouri.