tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post1330562494809884381..comments2023-10-21T07:52:03.819-07:00Comments on Sojournering: Race is in the eye of the beholderOTRgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-29503064408358716562011-10-29T15:00:13.458-07:002011-10-29T15:00:13.458-07:00Thank you. Thank you, both for the blog and for t...Thank you. Thank you, both for the blog and for the glorious photo of Brex in the Michigan Tee. Now, what can we do to make Michigan a reality, rather than a symbol?<br /><br />Trilingual: English, Korean, Spanish -- sounds excellent. But, how do you do that? Right now, Mom K is, I'm sure, talking to him as a Korean baby. Excellent. She's slotting the groves in his brain to receive the language. But how do you continue the process after she leaves? <br /><br />As my Dad wrote in his book, the best way to learn a language is to talk with children. Are there Koreans living in your part of town? If so, could you get a bright child, probably a girl, to come in daily for an hour or two, and speak Korean -- so that both Brex and you could learn the language naturally?<br /><br />I'm thinking of a native-born Korean, probably between the fourth and eighth grades. You could pay some for her for her services -- but it's cheaper than learning Korean any other way.<br /><br />And she should be able to learn much from both you and Brex.<br /><br />Regarding Brex, I remember a conversation with Mimi Waldron about her son, Brandon, who was then six. I said, "Mimi, I been studying your boy. And I believe he's the handsomest male in the congregation."<br /><br />Mimi replied, "What? You just now figurin' that out?"<br /><br />Probably true for Brex too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-44718525668269655712011-10-29T09:05:28.128-07:002011-10-29T09:05:28.128-07:00Thanks for the post. I'm so glad you have help...Thanks for the post. I'm so glad you have help, and that the help is actually helpful.<br /><br />What a beautiful boy. He looks like himself. :P I think Hapa kids are like an ink-blot test, revealing the racial views of the people who comment on their appearance. <br /><br />Yay for the dual immersion school. Kate is in a dual-language Korean program and it's awesome. Spanish is so useful, and I think once you are bilingual it is easier to learn still more languages.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520269852156590259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-44045572850950884182011-10-28T10:48:32.238-07:002011-10-28T10:48:32.238-07:00So happy to see your post and the pics, he's b...So happy to see your post and the pics, he's beautiful. I know it's tiring but I am so so happy for you to share all this time with BRex!Lil'Sishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676881545075048676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-50049455561607165362011-10-28T03:12:48.947-07:002011-10-28T03:12:48.947-07:00thank you so much for sharing your baby moments/th...thank you so much for sharing your baby moments/thoughts with us.Mizasiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998671877747912475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-74813852778948597552011-10-28T00:21:10.950-07:002011-10-28T00:21:10.950-07:00He's a beautiful boy, I can't wait to watc...He's a beautiful boy, I can't wait to watch him grow. Thanks for sharing the pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-4314119329450046602011-10-27T20:32:41.800-07:002011-10-27T20:32:41.800-07:00Seriously? You get an hour of free time every oth...Seriously? You get an hour of free time every other hour? !!!OTRmamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-65440840786312458602011-10-27T10:17:56.318-07:002011-10-27T10:17:56.318-07:00I had a friend who was half Japanese/half German. ...I had a friend who was half Japanese/half German. I think she looks like she is from spain. Biracial people are the most beautiful in my opinion.<br />~julieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com