You Kids Make Me Feel So Young

The clinic that we work with travels to different villages to perform eye care on local Ghanaians. Usually we station in local churches, which are often located to a primary school. Because of this there are always kids who are around the clinic. Today, when the school near our station had a break they played right outside the church so I decided to go out and see them during our break. They were so energetic and fascinated by everything I said to them. At first I would just shout out "hey" and they would respond with a wave of screams/laughter. It turned into a game where I shout something and they shout the same thing back...they were absolutely loving it. They especially liked when we chanted "OBAMA!" Since it was so darn cute, I decided to take out my camera and take some pictures. They went even more wild with the camera. When they saw their faces on that camera they went craaaazzy. It happened when I went to the schools too. They just can't get enough of the camera!

Anyway, it was a really nice addition to the clinic. It reminded me how much I love working with kids here and how I can't wait to go visit the primary schools we work with again. We play soccer with the kids at one of the schools sometimes, which is super fun. Soccer (or football) is the game above all games here. Playing USA vs. Ghana games is always a thrill for them, especially since they always destroy us, no matter how old they are. I'm having such a blast with the Ghanaian kids and Ghanaian's in general. I can't wait to get closer with the community because they're great :)