My own personal fan club

I've made a habit of going to the square to read on the afternoons it's not raining (which are getting fewer and fewer), and I've come to notice that I only get through about a chapter before I'm surrounded by 10 or 15 youngsters, staring curiously (and quite blatantly...staring here isn't rude like it is the U.S.) at me for a few minutes, then finally a brave one amongst the crew speaks up and asks me how to say something in English, if my hair color is real, where I'm from, etc. Once the brave one has broken the ice, then I'm flooded with questions and the book goes back into my backpack. It's kind of fun to just sit back and humor the kids...and it's kind of nice company. I imagine this is what's it's like to be a B-list star in the States...people stare, some are ballsy enough to talk to you, and kids LOVE asking you questions. Oh, stardom...