Comments on: What you’ll do for your kids… http://mattdaddy.net/2008/08/24/what-youll-do-for-your-kids/ info that bounces inside my brain that makes sense to me, maybe you. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:16:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ajay http://mattdaddy.net/2008/08/24/what-youll-do-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Ajay Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:54:07 +0000 http://cushingonline.com/?p=188#comment-117 My wife says I should have been born in Japan. (She never mentions a Japanese wife though) Ja mata. My wife says I should have been born in Japan. (She never mentions a Japanese wife though)

Ja mata.

]]> By: Daddy Forever http://mattdaddy.net/2008/08/24/what-youll-do-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Daddy Forever Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:35:33 +0000 http://cushingonline.com/?p=188#comment-119 I worked in Japan for a week. It was a very interesting experience. For one, everyone looked like me. I'm actually Chinese, but that didn't stop people from mistaking me for Japanese. I worked in Japan for a week. It was a very interesting experience. For one, everyone looked like me. I’m actually Chinese, but that didn’t stop people from mistaking me for Japanese.

]]> By: angelbethy http://mattdaddy.net/2008/08/24/what-youll-do-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-118 angelbethy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:20:31 +0000 http://cushingonline.com/?p=188#comment-118 "One of the things I have been working on here and there is to see if there is some kind of exchange program for when he’s older - maybe high school or even a semester abroad in college." Semesters abroad are very popular in college these days, and there are even some high schools that do it. Back when I went to college (almost 20 yrs ago?!), I had a friend who spent half a year in Japan. (He ended up working in the banking and finance industry for various Japanese firms.) Even though he minored in Japanese, his grasp of the language and the culture really came from being immersed in them during his semester there. There's nothing like living in a place to really understand what it's about, who the people are, and what it really means to you. I think it would be a fantastic thing for Aidan to spend time abroad somewhere, even if his interest in Japan eventually wanes. Gilli, too. :-) “One of the things I have been working on here and there is to see if there is some kind of exchange program for when he’s older – maybe high school or even a semester abroad in college.”

Semesters abroad are very popular in college these days, and there are even some high schools that do it. Back when I went to college (almost 20 yrs ago?!), I had a friend who spent half a year in Japan. (He ended up working in the banking and finance industry for various Japanese firms.) Even though he minored in Japanese, his grasp of the language and the culture really came from being immersed in them during his semester there. There’s nothing like living in a place to really understand what it’s about, who the people are, and what it really means to you. I think it would be a fantastic thing for Aidan to spend time abroad somewhere, even if his interest in Japan eventually wanes. Gilli, too. :-)

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