Published : 2021 || Format : print || Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El
- This week, we crossed a big milestone with Shreya. We started her on solids. For the past few weeks, she has been overly interested in my food and what I do with it. So now, whenever we seat her on her high chair, she is more than excited to be the one going to eat all that food. Suddenly, she feels like an adult, sitting in a chair, eating out of a bowl with a spoon. (Of course, I am the one holding the bowl and the spoon.)
- I initially wrote a very different point here but things changed couple of hours later. Shreya's nanny quit yesterday. She asked for her paycheck in advance on Wednesday (and we paid her), and then she left a letter in our diaper table yesterday saying she quit. So in addition to leaving us without another option at short notice, she has also taken our money. So much drama! I mentioned before that Shreya has not been warming up to her. Her babysitter would put her down in her crib to cry, not going to her until some time has passed. At one point, I had to tell her that the baby is crying and she said that she is trying to "teach her" something. Really, 5-month olds? Every baby book I had read says to run to the baby when they cry not keep them waiting, unless of course you are doing the CIO method, which I was completely against. The husband and I have taken the day off to figure out what to do next. Have any of you been in a situation like this? I am frustrated.
- On Saturday, we headed out for our library's grand opening. They just moved to a new location which is bigger and closer to my house. We went shortly after the ribbon cutting so the place was jam-packed with people. I haven't had a chance to head back there yet but I loved what I saw of the place. They have separate playrooms for kids, some quiet reading rooms, and several other conveniences. Obviously, I am in love and cannot wait to go back.
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- I have been reading Girl Waits With Gun since the end of last year. And I love this book! But I wish I could read faster. The first book I started this year, however, is Train to Pakistan. I made a promise to myself that the first book I start each month will be from my own shelves. Hopefully, that will make me read more of my books that have been collecting dust here.
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