July 6 was the start of an exciting day for Troy Destan. 2 week camp! We referred to it as “Camp School,” practiced him eating out of a lunch bag, and told him about all the new friends he would make. Well, Day 1, 2, & 3 I came to pick up him up after 3 hours only to find his eyes red and filled with tears. Apparently he spent most of the session crying, wouldn’t go swimming with the other children, or eat his lunch. Interestingly, at home he had lots to tell us about his day: dancing, wiggling, magic show, big snake and kimono dragon from the zoo. The next 3 sessions went by better, and he would eat his lunch and not be crying when I came to pick him up. The other children in his class were so friendly, always running to him when he walked in, or trying to hold his hand on the way to the pool. Troy was much more friendly with the children in Kindermusic, probably because Mommy was with him! We did an Oceans & Beaches themed class accompanied by another awesome Kindermusic CD (thanks Miss Charlotte!), and he absorbed the content really well, memorizing story lines such as “I like the beach!”
His Turkish is also expanding, he is making a real effort. For example, for the ending “miyorum” he says “miyom-miyom-miyom-miyom.” Istemiyorum is Istemiyomiyomiyomiyom. Or Gelmiyorum is Gelmiyomiyomiyomiyom. Hopefully in Turkey he will fix those endings after hearing other children speak!
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