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Saying goodbye

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Nov 13, 2008
by: CFlores
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Dear Wen Ou,

"Losing Home," was really interesting to listen to. I liked how you expressed yourself throughout the whole audio and how you actually did the Podcast all by yourself which included to background noise and just added more interes to your podcast. I also liked how I can relate to your Podcast and that really touched to know that people out there go through the same thing i go through or even close enough.

When the podcatser said, "I don't eve remember saying goodbye to my relatives." I was thinking that when i came to the U.S, to tell you the truth I don't remember saying goodbye to my family members and it still makes me think to this day that if I did say goodbye, woould I remember?

Another part that I enjoyed was "Right after my grandfather left, I felt regret...." This stood out for me because it reminds me of the experience when my grandfather died. I felt kind of guilty for never having the chance to speak to him (which I barely spoke to him) and for not getting to know him better. Although, I never gave up to figure out what kind of man he was, which is actually cool because I got to know him better than what I thought I could manage.

I do strongly agree that people such as you should share my feelings with my family because they ma y understand, although I still manage to think that it would be better to express your feeling when you are with your friends. One reason i say this is because friends usually understand better than family and  they help accept your problems. Also friends never judge and if one of your friends ever judge you then they are not true friends.

I really want to thank you for such an amzing experience because I would be the only one in the world with it. It makes me feel much better that life is always changing and that we as teenagers should accept the reality of this world and become better people from what we experience. I think that if you ask your family members more about your grandfather they will explain to you who was he. Also I want to say that maybe some regrets should be let go little by little and try not to make the same wiht other family members that you love dearly. I want to hear form you again because we as teenagers should express our feelings and just the fact that we know that some of us are going through the same thing is very specail. Thankzzzzzz alot I really appreciate it....THANK YOU!!!!!! =)

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I also enjoyed her podcast.......

Submitted by Dtan on Sun, 2008-11-16 01:44.

I also enjoyed her podcast. I think it had alot of meaning. I sometimes feel like going back to China. Not to see my grandparents or anything. But just to find my roots. And figure out where i stand in this world. I just want to know the history of where i come from. And where my parents come from. I really think that  if we all figure out where we came from we would know our purpose in the world.

Like what was our parents goals. Why did they leave there place to come here. Did they really need a job here cant they just be happy where they are. I mean its just why wont like you like your home. I know try new things is cool but I rather expole my family history in this world. If you did then wouldnt it be just so great. Knowing that your family was part of something  big.There is so much things in history that your family can be a part of.

Thats why I really enjoyed what should told us. Becuase it made me wonder should i go back and firgure out where my family stands in this point of time. And just for fun I go back to have a nice real chinese dinner. So what would you do would you stay here or would you go back.

I would never go back

Submitted by CFlores on Mon, 2008-11-17 22:18.

I know that it is very important to find out where your roots are from and what you would actually do to preserve or just to get to know it better. I know my purpose here and why my family decided to come to the U.S. I think that since you never knew, then maybe you should ask you family members and if you want to know more, then you should go ahead, go back and find where your ancestry takes you back. There are so many surprises that can possibly await you. I would never go back because it's too painful for me to see such devastation in my country, also because of the memories that were left there which is something time will never erase...