Our walk back is filled with more children. They are everywhere! So intrigued by the "mzungu" walking by. They sing, "how are you" as a greeting and extend their hands to simply touch us, look in our eyes and connect. They are struck by our white skin, they rub our hands and arms curiously, touch our hair and push close to us fully receiving the love we pour on them every chance we get.
As we were walking through the village this little girl (Iesha) came from a house saying mzungu (essentially, “white people,” a real novelty for these children). I stopped to say hi and hold her hand, before continuing on.
Then, she cries out to me, "auntie, auntie!" So sweet! None of the other children have ever said that - it was pretty great! So, then we hung out for a bit and played, I mean, she's my niece and all!!
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