The one with the dialects

I have been thinking a lot about my roots these days. Old people have that effect on you.

I asked my Grandfather where he was born. He wrote it down on tissue stating "Fujian Province, Fuzhou City, Min Hou District, Gan Zhe Township, Mountain Front Village (山前村)" I went home and tracked its location. It is a cute little village in a valley not far from Fuzhou.

Some day, I'll visit there and talk with the family I have there. Especially about my Grandfather, who returns on a regular basis back to China. Apparently, we have this book that traces my genealogy back a few generations which I ask my grandfather to bring over when he comes house visiting.

You know, given the chance, I would like to relearn my Chinese again and given the chance, my maternal Teochew and paternal Hokkien Dialect. There is something worth preserving there, the lineage of my grandparents.