Paco and Kohl, nicely done.

I was impressed with how well they came in and talked to us for a full two hours. I think many students are used to others coming in and talking to us or lecturing for a few hours on varying material but not used to doing it themselves. I dont know how I would go and lecture on something for two hours. That they are students much like us, and were able to keep going for so long impressed me. That they had very limited notice and time to prepare was all the more impressive. That they were able to come and talk for nearly 4 hours, unscripted and with little notice proves they have put a lot of thought and have experienced quite a bit, be that good or bad.

One thing in particular I noticed was I believe, and I'm sorry but I cannot recall who is who, but in the discussion it was mentioned that .. Okay, I want to say it was Kohl, the younger one, that started talking about wanting to be white, and various stages he went through. I cant help but recall from that Tatum's Identity Stages. I didn't take notes and therefor can't go into too much detail about his past and the stages he went through but there were clearly similarities between what he has experienced and gone through, and what Beverly Tatum talked about in their article.

I was largely quiet while they were here. While there were plenty of opportunities to speak about something, I never really felt that I had anything to add for the most part, but I think that was alright. It by no means meant that I was not paying attention. I look forward to them coming back in the coming weeks, and seeing what more they have to talk about.