Everyone..... E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E walks here. Baba sends Dedo out a minimum of 8 times a day to pick up things at the local market. Dedo go by some cabbage. Dedo get some juice for Riley. Dedo go get some bread. Thankfully, Dedo enjoys these errands. Perhaps that is his secret to a happy retirement - he is always on the go. I would say he walks at least 2-4 miles per day. And even the children here walk everywhere....except of course my daughter, Riley Ivana. Riley walks around the corner and starts whining she is tired. On day one I saw this was going to be a problem for her sanity and mine as well. Thankfully, Dejan's sister Biba asked around and found a friend that was no longer using their stroller and offerred to let us borrow it. Hence, the photo to the right. Riley gets plenty of stares from locals and we cruise around town. I am sure they are wondering what is wrong with this child. She is too big for a stroller. Is she sick? Is she "slow"? No, she is lazy. We can't leave the house without her i-pod, something to snack on, her juice and sunglasses of course. I told Dejan's family I was going to put a sign on the back of the stroller that says, "Here comes the American Kid!"
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Ha ha ha ha ha!!! This is sooooo funny!!! I can see the reaction of people there like I am with you... so funny! It really is extremely uncommon to see a child older than 2 in a stroller in our part of the world.
It is really tempting for me to start the whole discussion on health aspects of it... but I will shut up! You know it all too well. Make her walk!!! Now is the time to create good habits.
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