tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post1828481018735307953..comments2024-02-01T10:47:28.146-05:00Comments on The Quiet Country House: Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-83871560841349881772008-01-12T09:32:00.000-05:002008-01-12T09:32:00.000-05:00Thank you for taking the time to comment here. We ...Thank you for taking the time to comment here. We got the name Kamaria from an online name list, and "like the moon" was the meaning it listed - which we thought very beautiful. Do you know what Kamaria might really mean?<BR/><BR/>As we found out when our daughter spent her year in Taiwan, learning about a country from visiting or living there is so different - deeper and richer, of course - thanMarciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-16906364316664461762008-01-12T06:56:00.000-05:002008-01-12T06:56:00.000-05:00We named our Kenyan doll Kamaria, which means "Lik...We named our Kenyan doll Kamaria, which means "Like the Moon" in Swahili.<BR/><BR/>Hi, I live in nairobi, kenya and I am a swahili speaker. Kamaria does not mean like the moon, kamwezi does.<BR/>regards,<BR/>ndungemercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206784193730556442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-48856801847610905412006-12-23T10:33:00.000-05:002006-12-23T10:33:00.000-05:00Patty,
I don't know if you looked back to the beg...Patty,<br /><br />I don't know if you looked back to the beginning of my Christmas Dolls entries, but this all started when my oldest was 5 and so interested in learning about other traditions. During our homeschooling years, we delved in as deeply as we could. My children are younger than yours so I am glad to hear that this sort of study has led to culturally-aware, accepting adults. I see Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-78697620683923387742006-12-22T22:05:00.000-05:002006-12-22T22:05:00.000-05:00When I was homeschooling my children, 17 years wor...When I was homeschooling my children, 17 years worth, we would take an interest in a country, we would eat the food, learn some of the language, study every aspect we could of the country. Consequently, my children are very culturally aware and accepting.<br /><br />And please feel free to link my blog, I would be honored.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505042214124811641noreply@blogger.com