Tag: parenting

• Cherry Blossoms in Amsterdamse Bos

  

  Bambi (resident 10yo) and I put on our walking shoes, strapped on our backpacks, grabbed our picnic lunch, and headed off to see the Cherry Blossoms at the Kersenbloesempark located in the forest or the Amsterdamse Bos. The trek from Amsterdam, via Metro and two bus changes, to the Amstelveen side of the Bos was confusing…

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  18 Apr 2018

  Art, Parenting, Photography, Story, Travel

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• Summer Walks and Autumn Leaves

  

  This summer I have enjoyed many long walks with my ten-year-old son Bambi and the discussions have meandered from Roblox Jailbreak to Alvin and the Chipmunks. We have intensely unpacked and debated over the nuances of gaming technology and storyboards as well as arcs of narration in movies. To the extent that we have drawn out…

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  23 Sep 2017

  Customer Review, Food, Parenting, Photography, Story, Travel

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• Talking to strangers

  

  A few days back my aged taxi driver Abdullah informed me of how Hafez was far from being a purist, he was a diluter of true Persian culture, writing in an Arab form. He quoted Ferdowsi and said, “now he is the man to study for pure Persian literary gems – go read Ferdowsi and…

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  9 Jul 2015

  Art, Education, Music, Parenting, Poetry, Story, Travel

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• This parenting thing

  

    So I asked Bambi can you speak about the things you say to me, and he said: B: “I want to play with the iPad.” A: What about the time you said, “Your food tastes like dirty sock” B: “Well, we are going to talk about the nice things.” B: “I want to go…

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  26 Jun 2014

  Parenting, Story

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