Favorite Conversation of Yesterday

I have finally found an “in” with my local magazine (grocery store…confusing, I know).  They are always very friendly, but we never seem to have an actual conversation.  They don’t ask why I’m buying what I’m buying as they do everyone else. Although, I’m sure the entire village knows that I buy cookies and those little orange baked peanut things on a regular basis.  And now you do too.

So I’ve started going to the децка градина or children’s garden or better yet kindergarten to teach English.  The owners of the magazine have a granddaughter in the class who is always at the store and asks when I will be coming again for English.  This has opened up conversations with the grandmother about how smart the little girl is and how important it is for them to begin learning English at that age.  It’s been lovely.  So last night the little girl was coloring next to her grandma and watched as I checked out…

Little Girl:  Kaka Callie you don’t need those cookies and orange peanuts.  You should just leave them.

Me because I didn’t understand at first: What should I do?

Little Girl: Don’t take the cookies and peanuts, leave them.

Me: Leave them where?

Little Girl: Well, here, by me.

She was right, I don’t need them. But I took them anyway.

When I leave Bulgaria I will miss these peanuts whose only ingredients are flour, salt, peanuts, and either water or milk. I can’t remember. No matter what, the magical part is that with those few ingredients, they turn an amazing bright orange color that I’m sure has an amazing effect on my digestive system.

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