Awa, my friend who taught me to do laundry

Here is sweet little Awa. She lives in a village near campus. The other day she wandered into my room and she ended helping me with my laundry and sharing a snack of coke and biscuits.

I asked her what she did for fun and she said she didn't really. She had too much work to do. I told her she was too young to be a master at laundry and she laughed at me.

I am constantly amazed at how capable the kids are here--caring for themselves and each other. I see troups of kids that can't be more than 7 roaming the streets or doing tasks for their families. And another crazy thing: when kids fall down here they don't really cry.