No secret here: I am totally enamored of kids, particularly when they're entertaining themselves or trying to attract attention. Kids in Kenya and Madagascar are equally enamored of me, sorta.When Robert and I walk around a rural village or city slum we usually have a small parade of little people leading the way. In Kenya, this small parade is often singing a song about white people and poop- no joke, I have it on video and I'll post it here as soon as I can figure out how.
Kids are also pretty adamant about getting photographed. If you're trying to take a picture of, say, an unsecured water source you sometimes have to wait until a cluster of little people have moved aside and stopped waving.
It all makes perfect sense. Imagine you're a kid in Kenya and one day two tall, sunburned, sweaty white people arrive and they have a bizarre interest in your latrines and sewage and fields for open defecation...it's funny!
Here are some kids we ran into recently.
This is a sassy client at a water tap:
and a little kid on a big bike. He's trying to fit under the metal bar on men's bikes:
little kid fell off the bike near the puddle, but hopped back on:
this little guy made his own train and was saying, "choooo-choooo":
Those are just a couple of Kenya's adorable kids.xo
Shannon
7 comments:
I just love the little ones!!! They can find joy in the most basic of settings/environments:)
The choo-choo shot touched my heart.
Thanks, Lil.
Hugs,
AP
Can you make room for a shorter, still sweaty, not white, and probably not sunburned, Indian, Mexican-looking man as you wander with the children?
AP! so happy you like the shot.
Adamiko! short, sweaty, finnish-indian americans welcome! Habari!
Those kids, especially the slender ones (like the one on the bike) remind me of my difficult but adventurers younghood. My Dad was a public health worker in Kisumu in the 70s, 80s and 90s so I had an early introduction to health issues. What an adventure in Kisumu that was. I remember that Obama, when he went back to his father's village (in alego) made a comment upon seeing one of the boys, like the ones on your post, that "When I see a young boy like that one, I'm reminded of my father and the difficult conditions he grew up in and the kilometers he travelled on foot to go to school and I see no reason why he (the young boy) should be unable to make it." I'm in Nairobi for now at a reputable lawfirm (LMK) where we do alot of environmental litigation among other things. If in Kenya you should pay us a visit with those photos too. What do you think?
If this is a ploy to get me to sign on to a scheme to adopt cute Kenyan children, well, it's working. You and your persuasive communication skills!
Elvis: Yes. Absolutely. We should meet if I'm in Nairobi sometime. Would be great to learn about your father's work and your childhood in Kisumu.
Alex: Yes... and Yes!
Well If in Nairobi, the Law firm is Lumumba Mumma Kaluma Advocates situate at UpperHill and opposite Fairview Hotel). Alternatively, and even better, the logistics can be planned through my email (elvisobok@yahoo.com).
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