In the villages, it is common to see children running around, playing anywhere. They don’t need permission or supervision. I’m not really sure what they do most of the time, but the kids are a part of the village life. Two of my host siblings, a boy and a girl, are still in primary school, so many of their friends come over to visit. These pictures are all taken inside my house or right outside.
There is a dirt area outside my house. Every day, there are a group of boys playing soccer.
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| My host brother and his friend playing soccer. |
| Sometimes, my host sister and her friends will come to my house to visit. I usually let them color and draw. A few times, they have wanted to play “school” – this is where they write sentences or math problems and bring them to me to check off. They try to write as many sentences or maths problems as they can and they count the number of check marks that I give them. |
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| My host sister and her friend showing me the “cell phones” that they made |
At my house, there is a little shack that the family uses for various things: cooking, building fires to stay warm, house chickens, and general storage. The kids are running in and out of it and playing when my host parents are gone.
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| My host sister and her friend playing in the shack outside the house. |
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| The boys standing in front of a slaughtered sheep at my house. They are so excited! |
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Everywhere you go, the kids are always eager to say hello or “goodbye” (many of the little little kids only know the word for goodbye) and wave. Sometimes, having so much noise around all the time – shouting, singing, laughing, gets really hectic and I just want to relax in my rondeval. But no matter how exhausted I am from school or Peace Corps stuff or missing home that I can walk right outside my door and the energetic, carefree, adorable children will always put a smile on my face.
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