tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post5088546516116396345..comments2023-05-04T03:37:04.200-07:00Comments on The Rouge Wave: In the First PersonJulie Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-92069214467525688802008-08-08T17:10:00.000-07:002008-08-08T17:10:00.000-07:00I'm in the process of editing together a little ho...I'm in the process of editing together a little home movie documenting our daughter's adoption in China a few years ago, and your post made me even more nostalgic.<BR/><BR/>We were there in late 2006, and though I have lived in Los Angeles and thought I knew crowds, Beijing blew me away. Faces pressed against bus windows as the bus moved down the highway like something out of a dark indie feature. I also thought I knew pollution. I was wrong.<BR/><BR/>But oh, my, the beauty. Even despite the crazy let's-get-ready-for-the-Olympics construction, the sites and history blew me away. The Forbidden Palace. The majesty of the Great Wall. The fact that it's been around for thousands of years compared to a mere few centuries for the bulk of our historical markers here in the U.S. <BR/><BR/><BR/>When we went to our daughter's town, we were heading to the "small" town of only a couple of million.<BR/><BR/>Though we had a guide, my family is adventurous and we wandered off the beaten path to find local food. Though we weren't ever sure what we were ordering, the people were nice (and somewhat amused by us), and my blonde five-year-old was quite the celebrity.<BR/><BR/>I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with your theme or thesis. (I will say I hesitate to buy off-brand foods from China, and even some on-brand products.) But I do want to go back and visit. And when my little girl is old enough to remember the trip, we'll take her and show her where she was born and let her soak in the heritage of her ancestors.<BR/><BR/>So thanks for the nostalgia!Julie Kennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599822488975613315noreply@blogger.com