Maya’s passion for horsebacking riding filled some of her favorite memories growing up – from the first time she cantered to visiting Colorado and watching her Dad comically scramble as his lagging horse sprinted to catch-up with the group.
Maya Bergamasco was adopted from Ma’anshan in Anhui province at 8 months old. Her parents honored her Chinese name, Mǎ Hǎishì, by choosing a name with “Ma” and kept her Chinese name as her middle name. Currently, Maya resides in the Boston area and helps lead the CCI Boston Local Meet-Ups. However, before settling in Boston, she grew up all around the U.S. Maya has lived in Connecticut, Arizona, and upstate New York, where her family lived on a horse farm. Maya fondly remembers moving around and even driving all the way from Arizona to Connecticut with her horses. It was an unforgettable two-week trip that led her to many horse barns across Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Maya’s passion for horsebacking riding filled some of her favorite memories growing up – from the first time she cantered to visiting Colorado and watching her Dad comically scramble as his lagging horse sprinted to catch-up with the group.
Nowadays, Maya enjoys exploring Boston while meeting new adoptees. Before moving to Boston, she wasn’t in touch with her Chinese heritage, but being around other adoptees with experiences she can relate to has helped regain her confidence. Being involved in the Local Meet-Ups is an experience that she is grateful for and wholeheartedly recommends to other adoptees; Maya looks forward to the program’s continued growth. And when she’s not meeting up with other adoptees or busy with the craziness of life, Maya enjoys reading, or going to a museum, library, or bookstore.
Humans of CCI profiled on Facebook in 2020.