I spent a lot of time in the camp this week. It's heating up here which means we're back to the whole '5 liters of water a day' thing. Only when I'm out there I always seem to get distracted and I don't drink near enough. Plus it's just not a realistic expectation that I will carry 5 liters of water with me and, while I don't hesitate to drink a glass or two of hot, dirty water, I just can't bring myself to drink large amounts in one sitting. All of this means that on the days that I go out to the camp I come home dehydrated and sick. I drink alot of gatorade, but that only helps so much. This isn't really important except to say that now I'm sick alot and it stinks.
This is Mary and her youngest son.
And then here's Mary with all her kids. shhh...don't tell her you're seeing a picture of her uncovered! They are so cute.
And here I am unbraiding her little girl's hair. No matter how many times I explain to them that my white girl hair is different than their African hair they just don't seem to understand that mine won't braid like theirs and that I actually don't know how to do their hair. It's really fun to take my hair out of a pony tail for them...they are amazed that it doesn't just stick in one place like their's does!
And here's a bunch of random girls. I've taken so many pictures out there that now when I go visit the little kids actually ask me 'Where is your camera? Are you going to take our picture today?' Then they get all excited because they know that after I take a few I'll let them see on the screen. And if they're lucky I'll let them stand behind me and watch the screen as I'm taking them...they just love it!
This is Mary and her youngest son.
And then here's Mary with all her kids. shhh...don't tell her you're seeing a picture of her uncovered! They are so cute.
And here I am unbraiding her little girl's hair. No matter how many times I explain to them that my white girl hair is different than their African hair they just don't seem to understand that mine won't braid like theirs and that I actually don't know how to do their hair. It's really fun to take my hair out of a pony tail for them...they are amazed that it doesn't just stick in one place like their's does!
And here's a bunch of random girls. I've taken so many pictures out there that now when I go visit the little kids actually ask me 'Where is your camera? Are you going to take our picture today?' Then they get all excited because they know that after I take a few I'll let them see on the screen. And if they're lucky I'll let them stand behind me and watch the screen as I'm taking them...they just love it!
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