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(3,212 posts) Thu Jan 19, 2017, 05:27 PM Jan 2017

Malia Obama's Secret Trip to Bolivia! (NY Times) [View all]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/malia-obamas-secret-trip-to-bolivia-and-peru.html?_r=0

"The Bolivian guides were convinced it was the blonde. It had to be the blonde. American Embassy officials in November had told three brothers who led guided hikes across Bolivia’s majestic Cordillera Real mountain range that they would soon be hosting an important American dignitary. When a group of teenagers and a small band of American bodyguards showed up on Nov. 24, it wasn’t apparent to the guides that it was the president’s eldest daughter, Malia Obama, and not a blond companion, who warranted the extraordinary security measures."

The blonde?

Anyway, what a wonderful opportunity for her! She seems like such a sweet kid.

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Malia Obama's Secret Trip to Bolivia! (NY Times) [View all] TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 OP

Being black has advantages everywhere malaise Jan 2017 #1

Sounds like she really tried to fit in. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #3

Remember how many times Oman himself malaise Jan 2017 #5

Are you a dad? TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #7

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Jan 2017 #10

Yep. Did all that. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #13

The sister after me used to practice the gymnastics we had at school malaise Jan 2017 #14

It's been fun remembering. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #15

Dad's mom had this lovely guinep tree malaise Jan 2017 #16

I'm sure it didn't! TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #17

A product of the family raising madokie Jan 2017 #2

Yes. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #4

Absolutely malaise Jan 2017 #6

Just thinking about what we're loosing makes my old dry eyes madokie Jan 2017 #8

Like moving from a pleasant dream to a nightmare malaise Jan 2017 #11

"The Bolivian guides were convinced it was the blonde. It had to be the blonde." That cracks me up. Hekate Jan 2017 #9

Because it can't be malaise Jan 2017 #12

Definitely a teachable moment, as President Obama would say. tenorly Jan 2017 #18

Good for Her! Leith Jan 2017 #19

My daughter lived and worked in Bolivia murielm99 Jan 2017 #20