tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768949389033736516.post3925590067602633706..comments2022-10-29T06:07:49.384-07:00Comments on Not all that wander are lost.: Indos On the PrairieWondering Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08682470818749667454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768949389033736516.post-1304856728055605292013-06-22T23:49:29.979-07:002013-06-22T23:49:29.979-07:00Your story sounds much like mine. I grew up in th...Your story sounds much like mine. I grew up in the Midwest, the only American-born daughter of Indo parents. Growing up in Indianapolis in the 1960s, it was difficult being the only person of "color" in my school, and I was bullied quite ruthlessly by several boys in my neighborhood. Luckily for me, I had a sister who set these boys straight, and the bullying digressed to verbal taunts from physical torment.<br /><br />I wore my ethnicity with reluctance in my youth, but once I hit my teens, I began to wear it without shame. In my adulthood, I've come to embrace it; sadly, however, my parents have been gone for many years and never lived to see me embrace it. I am left to my own devices to explore my culture. Cooking the traditional dishes has been challenging, but my sisters and my nieces and nephews and my own children, are embracing the challenge with vigor and enthusiasm. My biggest regret, however, is that my parents (anxious to fit into their adopted homeland) never taught me to speak Dutch fluently. I can understand it somewhat (if it's spoken slowly), but I can say only a few words and phrases. This is another challenge my children and I will be seeking to overcome. Together. Desert Songbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320552900816326120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768949389033736516.post-49345572767340423252013-03-24T07:32:46.717-07:002013-03-24T07:32:46.717-07:00Thank you, Monica!Thank you, Monica!Wondering Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682470818749667454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768949389033736516.post-35682759772582921732013-03-23T09:35:09.939-07:002013-03-23T09:35:09.939-07:00Thank you for this article. Very touching.Thank you for this article. Very touching.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986596578296451125noreply@blogger.com