tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post8579837044011510975..comments2024-01-18T19:08:49.830+01:00Comments on DrieCulturen: My heritage of growing up overseas: Close encouters of a tropical kindDrieCulturenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-64134379823017678232012-04-28T23:03:39.768+02:002012-04-28T23:03:39.768+02:00Watermelons always remind me our first year in Can...Watermelons always remind me our first year in Canada before we had a car. We all (my husband, myself and three small children) used to make the half-hour journey on foot into town to grocery shop. We would always fill the basket of the stroller and various bags we'd bring along for that purpose (a family of five eats almost more than you can carry!)Anyway, I remember carrying heavy watermelons all the way home - a gruelling task but worth it once we got home and cut them open!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-38224072073470957462012-04-27T21:12:56.392+02:002012-04-27T21:12:56.392+02:00@RaisingTCKs MaDonna What a story! That must have ...@RaisingTCKs MaDonna What a story! That must have been an amazing sight the watermelon rolling down the tram and exploding against the wall. I can imagine that after an experience like that one will never forget watermelons. It's so good for kids to tell stories about their experiences by the way. <br />Thanks for sharing the story.DrieCulturenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-46110023938322314072012-04-27T21:02:59.028+02:002012-04-27T21:02:59.028+02:00I must confess Cericole that I have never heard of...I must confess Cericole that I have never heard of kimchi, so I looked it up. It sounds interesting. Just wondering: did you eat the fermented and well travelled kimichi too?<br />We were lucky that the watermelon did not bomb the car :-)!DrieCulturenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-15303897349610328232012-04-27T04:06:01.242+02:002012-04-27T04:06:01.242+02:00This story is funny. It reminded me of another wat...This story is funny. It reminded me of another watermelon story. My sister-in-law was living in Germany at the time and had gone to the grocery store. It was a two level store with the escalator for shopping carts. (both my SIL and I are from the US, so we were not familiar with them until we moved overseas). She had bought a watermelon and put it under the cart. As she went down the escalator the watermelon rolled off the cart, down the tram, and exploded against the wall. Her toddler was with her and tells the story SO well. I now am cautious about what I put under my cart when I go shopping...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-75529874201754206502012-04-27T00:19:33.906+02:002012-04-27T00:19:33.906+02:00Lucky it didn't bomb your car! My mom always t...Lucky it didn't bomb your car! My mom always took fresh kimchi when we were traveling around Europe on our vacations. By the end of the trip, it was nicely fermented- can't imagine what air terror it must have cost...Cericolehttp://moithetique.tistory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-60624752426120398132012-04-26T08:02:45.875+02:002012-04-26T08:02:45.875+02:00Thank you for the nomination!Thank you for the nomination!DrieCulturenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-76537272921925542922012-04-26T02:07:55.744+02:002012-04-26T02:07:55.744+02:00Nice Post! I have nominated you for an an award. ...Nice Post! I have nominated you for an an award. See my post here:<br />http://expatalien.com/2012/04/25/an-award/<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com