Pekin, pekin everywhere!!
How
many pekin (children) climbing on the opatoo, does it take to drive the said
opatoo insane? Thankfully, I do not have an answer for that yet!
Kids
are fun, loud, hyper, etc, in general, but add an element of West Africa, into
the equation and watch out! Laura’s term of endearment for the kids when they
are in a wilder mood then normal is “the darlings”, I settle for “pickles” or
something similar!
But
they make you want to love them, most of them:) The life here is communal,
everyone watches out, basically, for everyone else’s kids, or the kids just care
for themselves. There is not much affection shown to these children in general.
So, you want to love them. Of course, there is an exception to every rule, which
I am always grateful to see, but it is so rare.
I
would like to share a few pictures of kids I get to interact with here in
Baomahun.
First up is Tolo! You know how you can always recall the name of
the trouble maker, but the child who sits sweetly listening, you cannot recall
their name? I have seen Tolo since day one and his was one of the first names I
remembered. Guess why! He is a sweet boy, but an instigator!!!!! He is always in
the middle of something.
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