Articles tagged ‘parents’

Kids in Bali

By Nick | December 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

My old friend Toby, from Eugene Oregon, brought his 3 year old daughter Maya, with him as well as friends, Ollie and Asia. This morning we strolled down to Cafe Seminyak for a coffee, and the ‘kid treatment’ started, with every waitress and shop attendent carrying Maya off, telling her she was ‘cantik‘ (beautiful). This [...]

 

Why Bali is good for your parents

By Nick | September 26th, 2006 | 3 Comments »

Since living in Bali I have met other expats, who have had their parents visit. The way it often works is a person moves to Bali, loves it, tells their parents about it, only to have them offer reasons why they don’t fancy coming out. These might include “Its too far,” “its too hot,” “I [...]

 

Talking to Ika about being a parent and kids names

By Nick | May 9th, 2006 | 2 Comments »

Ika has been a mother for over 10 months already. There have been huge changes in Jevon, from the screaming little package we brought home, to a kid that can react to his surroundings. Compared to western women, and other Indonesian women who have to wash, clean, cook and work, Ika’s life is a dream.