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 morning they were getting the ‘Bali experience’, seeing Balinese people laying offerings on the street and acquaintences of mine saying hello. I know as a parent you have to be careful who you leave your child with, but out here, there are many willing pairs of hands, and the kids definteily feel comfortable with people who are used to kids.
Today after a session at the beach, Maya asked if we could go back to the swimming pool. Toby said “Yes Maya, that’s where we’re going.” She said “No I want to go to the swimming pool with the surfboards and the monkey.” (there was a monkey on the beach today). Many more interactions and adventures to come for sure.
