TAM AND MICHAEL

Once we do get our little one home, we look forward to sharing so many things with her, and helping her grow and develop. We live in a neighborhood replete with ethnic richness, close to our church whose members are their own United Nations, and close to shops and restaurants of Latino, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Palestinian, Greek, Egyptian and Mexican fare--and wares. We want her to be as comfortable in the Thai grocery store as in the Safeway. (Just watch: we'll get somebody who will ONLY eat McDonald's Happy Meals! What will happen then to our high-minded parental intentions!!)... Since Michael and I both come from a history academic background, we also look forward to introducing her not only to her Chinese heritage, but her American heritage as well. We both feel very blessed to be Virginians by adoption, and we love our adopted state. We have travelled to nearly every corner of it, and relish its diverse geography and its rich and accessible history. From the Blue..