I just read and article about how America is becoming more multiracial (think Obama) and how hopefully we won't have to hear questions like "What are you?" anymore. I used to think it was an okay question, but the older I get, the more I realize that's it's just a rude question. The only purpose is to see what set of stereotypes you fit into. It was really nice to read comments from people with all sorts of backgrounds relating to this. And maybe people will start to realize that different sorts of "white" are ethnicities, too--so really, very few people are not mixed. If white-looking people were asked the same question, it would be a lot more valid and interesting, and it wouldn't feel like a way of putting people in a box.

I met a bunch of South American grad students today. We spoke Spanish and it was a lot of fun. It's motivating to start studying again. And I saw a former classmate, who is married to a South American--their kids were *gorgeous*. It made my biological clock tick! But it is much more responsible, and fair, to have children when I am more mature.