tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540940522557431674.post6242490174864564899..comments2023-10-31T09:02:54.176-06:00Comments on AMENMom: Different is goodAMENMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139536474758919020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540940522557431674.post-50548331789364677032007-08-02T10:08:00.000-06:002007-08-02T10:08:00.000-06:00I've met then also and I too don't know or remembe...I've met then also and I too don't know or remember their names. But they are some of the nicest people I've ever met. They are so friendly. Having lived in a foreign country myself it is nice to know you can step right out side your home and be able to speak to the people next door. It's not having any family or friends around that makes you more outgoing and friendly. 99% of people in the world need human contact with someone other than their spouse and or children. It's human nature. And it makes me really proud as a mother to know that my daughter and her family have made these folks feel like they have friends here they can talk to. The folks need human contact more than most because they are not from here.<BR/><BR/>Is'nt it an amazing country we live in? Not just a country, but a street?<BR/><BR/>MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540940522557431674.post-28621171225492280212007-08-01T21:48:00.000-06:002007-08-01T21:48:00.000-06:00As a former social studies teacher, I say "Right O...As a former social studies teacher, I say "Right On!" :) <BR/><BR/>I had a similar experience myself as a child. We lived in a neighborhood for four years in Little Rock (from ages 4 to 8) where my best playmates were 2 African-American sisters, Nicole and Dionne, an Indian boy named David, and a Filipno boy named Chris (Chris and I shared a mutual obsession with stickers...we had tons of books of them!). I remember going over to David's house and wishing my family had a great big bejeweled elephant statue in our front hallway! And we were all pretty much on the same street. <BR/><BR/>A diverse population like ours really is unique when you look at the rest of the world. While no country is completely homogenous, nowhere else do you have so many different cultures all in one place. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy your jewelry! Indian jewelers make beautiful jewelry. Joshua bought me some gorgeous jewlery for our 5th anniversary from an Indian jewelry store in Dallas, and I bought a ring for Lydia's graduation there as well.<BR/><BR/>MelanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com