Auntie Brynne

On Sunday night Kaia’s Auntie Brynne arrived after a long trip from California. Kaia has been looking forward to seeing her for some time—particularly since she was coming with all kinds of presents in tow! Since she works at Trader Joe’s she brought all kinds of great gourmet food stuffs that we have been craving: chocolates, tortilla chips, salami, wine—it has been a real feast the last few days. Kaia too has been really excited ever since he woke up yesterday morning to find her here. She been fighting off a cold since before she got here, but Kaia has pushed her to get well fast with repeated calls to “play Auntie Brynne” and jumps on her chest. Brynne will be here for another 2 ½ weeks during which time she’ll be also working at Izumi’s hospital (she’s training to be a nurse practitioner) and getting a feel for our lives here in Chennai. Kaia is very happy about this as are we.

We spent this evening on the beach, introducing Auntie Brynne to some of the local sights (the sea temple), sounds (peanut man’s bell), and tastes (deep fried chili peppers). As you can see, a few typical ‘friends’ also introduced themselves to her.

Why I Love this Time: Kaia LOVES jackfruit—the huge spiky and ill-smelling fruit—and since it is back in season it is so funny to watch him grub down large bowls of it while doing the “jackfruit dance”. This is a little jig that involves a pirouette and two bunny hops.