I chose to do a separate blog about the soccer field at camp because it was such a unique experience for me. The soccer field was located outside the campground but just right across the street. For some reason that I cannot remember right now, BJ and I did not walk with the rest of the students and teachers down to the field. Which means that I had NO IDEA where it was. Imagine my surprise as I walked down the steep driveway from the camp and witnessed THE ENTIRE VILLAGE watching our students playing soccer on the field! Talk about being in a fish bowl! Apparently our city kids where quite the attraction for the village folk! I just had to snap a few pictures of the audience. Pardon the crookedness of some of the pictures...BJ had fallen asleep on me and I was trying to take pictures without disturbing him.
Most of the spectators were men.
A village school was located just near the soccer field. The school let out while our kids were playing so all the village children joined the crowd.
A group of young ladies stopped to watch the excitement.
The boys playing tug-o-war of some type (Brian could tell you more details about the game...I just take pictures).
I was very happy to see the girls participating with gusto!
This little girl was standing all by herself on the complete opposite side of the field. I don't know why she was alone but she looked so sad. My heart went out to her.
As we were leaving the soccer field, this very elderly woman came running up to me and BJ with her arms outstretched. She was so excited to see a little American baby! She stroked his hair and tried to talk to me (but of course I did not understand a word so I just smiled). I am SO thankful that BJ was asleep because I'm sure he would've freaked out that someone he didn't know was touching him!
(PS...BJ has gotten a lot more used to having strange people touch him. He is such an attraction here that people just come up to us on the street and try to pinch his cheeks.)
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