Interesting Associations

At dinner we regularly ask Elisabeth to find the country featured in Operation World on the previous day, and then show her the nation for that day. One of the ways that we have helped her to connect with the map is through people. So for each nation, we try to name someone we know who lives there, or has traveled there.

Today Elisabeth made 3 very interesting associations that caused us to smile during our map time:

1. "Karina lives in New Zealand." I was puzzled by this one at first and then realized Elisabeth's mental association. We told her that cousin Dan lives in New Zealand. She knows that Karina's husband's name is Dan too. So her conclusion was that Karina lives in New Zealand.
2. Next, Elisabeth pointed to Kazakhstan and said: "That's Princeton." The association there was easier to find. We've told her that Uncle Gordon lives in Princeton, and that he went to Kazakhstan. Her conclusion was that they must be in the same locale!
3. Finally, Elisabeth pointed to Turkey and said, "My sister lives in Chicken . . . and my friends live in Pork." (That one made us smile the most!)