There isn't a lot that reminds me about being a kid. I moved around and everything was always different, the language, culture, people, architecture, the climate. So I don't have many singular things to remind me of when I was little. There are really only two things that have that sort of nostalgia for me.
One, which is something that everywhere in the world has had in common for me is old things. My parents took me to a lot of old temples, ruins and archaeological dig sites when we were loving overseas. I'd go wandering off and exploring the different areas. I'd love to pull up the pictures and names of the places we visited to show you, but I don't have them on this computer. I might update this post later with them. So any old/ancient artifact or location makes me feel like being a kid again.
Clark's Spout Bubble Pops also remind me of being a kid. I remember getting them all the time when I lived in, I think, Korea. At least I'm sure it was that lollipop, I really think it was. But I just got this massive bag of lollipops and some of them were those specific kind and the look of the wrapper and shape of the pop were the exact same to the ones I remember. And even if they aren't the same, that specific brand reminds me of living in Korea. I'm pretty sure I got them when we left the doctor's office, I don't even remember the circumstances. But I remember the candy.
Okay, I lied. There are three reminders. Corn dogs, those also remind me of being little. Most of my memories are from Korea I realize. In Seoul, when my parents would go shopping at the marketplace, they would leave me at a corn dog stand and the lady there would let me eat until my parents came back. I have since retained my love for corn dogs and unfortunately there are no corn dog stands around here, only the frozen ones in boxes. I don't have corn dogs often anymore and that's probably why they still remind of being little, I miss them.
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And so those are the three things that remind me of childhood.
You sound like you had a really interesting childhood, I can't imagine moving around that much so young. I would love to see some of the photos!
ReplyDeleteWow, it really does sound like you had an exciting childhood!
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that some of yours are food, because the same is true for me. I guess that sort of makes sense because food is the type of thing where it's somewhat likely to have specific things in specific places. I just never really thought about that before, I guess.