tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post4357703900148161711..comments2024-01-26T02:50:31.892+01:00Comments on Turning Dutch: Sharing my British RootsAmanda van Mulligenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-54371243059358953982012-09-06T13:47:26.351+02:002012-09-06T13:47:26.351+02:00I think they need to be a little older before my t...I think they need to be a little older before my three will appreciate my roots! :-)Amanda van Mulligenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-26522460280968205172012-08-15T07:13:08.359+02:002012-08-15T07:13:08.359+02:00I got a laugh about your kids' reaction - fall...I got a laugh about your kids' reaction - falling asleep, and I could have guessed it. They don't have the memories. My (American) children have been to my native Holland several times, but not to the places where I grew up. I haven't gone back either because my family moved away and now all live in Friesland, so that is where we go.<br /><br />Maybe I should try and have a look one day.<br /><br />PS: I can't sign in with my name and url. My google account is just a redirect.Miss Footloosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601892611652195901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-77363361484049935652012-08-13T20:06:12.556+02:002012-08-13T20:06:12.556+02:00Ooh, that sounds far more interesting than the sto...Ooh, that sounds far more interesting than the stories I can tell my little ones. When you do share your roots with them and actually make that trip I am guessing that they will be awestruck. What a family event that will be!Amanda van Mulligenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-45951922095125283322012-08-11T21:09:10.082+02:002012-08-11T21:09:10.082+02:00Hello Amanda, what a lovely post. Thank you for sh...Hello Amanda, what a lovely post. Thank you for sharing it. I was born in Zambia, and went to school in Malawi and Zimbabwe. So I would have to take our kids on a round trip in Africa to go back to my roots, it's a typical third culture kid story. I did take my husband to Africa, hopefully one day we will take the kids too. For now I try to tell them stories about my youth in Africa. Stories of sitting on the top of a land rover while touring a gamepark, camping at lake Malawi, tasting flying ants and lots more.DrieCulturenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.com