tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205552004273454290.post2744870626432910022..comments2023-04-15T05:10:36.886-05:00Comments on From the heart: When a stereotype is not enough....joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06572055765904705560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205552004273454290.post-39845006778436961542008-12-05T13:16:00.000-06:002008-12-05T13:16:00.000-06:00As I (finally) get to your comments, I would love ...As I (finally) get to your comments, I would love to be separated by less than 1000-4000 miles and sit down to talk with each of you! <BR/><BR/>Sacha, thanks for visiting and sharing your insights and experiences. For someone who has traveled and worked in diverse environments, I find it is interesting that you say it doesn't really take long travels to broaden/change our perspectives. As I have blogged, I'm finding that to be true in my own city, and notice the same thing when we drive a few hours south in the US to the "south", as we did this past summer. A few hours distance gave us weeks of fuel for discussion about the things and people we discovered. Interesting...joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572055765904705560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205552004273454290.post-71772108809780397282008-11-21T16:03:00.000-06:002008-11-21T16:03:00.000-06:00Hi Joanna, I like the way in which you are brave a...Hi Joanna, <BR/><BR/>I like the way in which you are brave and wise enough to elucidate your fears, turning them into strengths.<BR/><BR/>I work as a teacher in England and for four years worked in a London state school where most of the students were from the Asian sub-continent. <BR/><BR/>Coming into daily contact with Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and all manner of CHristian variants, plus the cultural differences between, say, Keralan and Sri Lankan Tamils, was an incredibly liberating experience.<BR/><BR/>Travel goes way beyond broadening the mind, and it doesn't need a journey of a thousand miles for it to be profound or life changing.<BR/><BR/>There are wonderful journeys of discovery to be made right on our doorstep. Too often, our minds become accustomed to the routine we sub-consciously impose upon ourselves, rendering our eyes useless.<BR/><BR/>It sounds like you've begun to open yours and see the world around you with a fresh perspective.<BR/><BR/>As Frank Zappa once said, 'A mind is like a parachute. In order to work it needs to be open.'<BR/><BR/>I've been writing to your dad, who was kind enough to say kind words about my poetry and blog about media education (my line of work). You're a fascinating family. <BR/><BR/>Don't stop writing!<BR/><BR/>With kind regards, <BR/><BR/>SachaSacha van Stratenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041060468903643437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205552004273454290.post-23803977099528527692008-11-20T12:09:00.000-06:002008-11-20T12:09:00.000-06:00You're good!! Your posts are so genuine and honest...You're good!! Your posts are so genuine and honest and make your reader want to know YOU more. Guess I'll have to keep peeking in to see what "new" truths I discover through your eyes and from you heart!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205552004273454290.post-32892150901611950982008-11-19T20:49:00.000-06:002008-11-19T20:49:00.000-06:00Well reasoned and well presented. Insightful. Go L...Well reasoned and well presented. Insightful. Go Lincoln. Go Jo.<BR/><BR/>The author of a book I read some years back, a special educator in England, had a habit of describing how she listened to others. She wrote, "I regarded them." How Lincolnesque.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070578562535678950noreply@blogger.com