• Ghana
    Kids excited about the "obruni" in their school
    Kids shouting "obruni" (=white people)One of the classes we have donated some supplies toPutting up a poster with some english phrases and wordsYasmin handing out books to the "seniors"Of course: a selfie with the "seniors"!!!Again: Kevin is popularWe spent some time asking the students about their favourite subjects, hobbies and career plansYasmin & Yasmin: both are very excited about this coincidence 🎉Another class in one of the private schoolsStudents of a private schoolThe only kid we did not impress today 😎Travelling again in a tiny toyotta. 1 too many passengers? No problem, transfer between schools ✔️An amazing coconut water from this lovely single mumOne of the public schoolsEveryone wants to take a picture with the bruni. We felt like celebrities... weird!Walking around Kumasi - we are getting pros!Very interesting cows - much smaller than we are used toInteractions with the studentsKevin was very popularPublic school students

    Kumasi children

    February 7, 2023 in Ghana

    Today we finally got a good night's sleep - we are so lucky to be staying with Flo, Marilyn's friend from the Sunshine Volunteers organisation. She also made us better French toast than they have in France, leaving us ready for many school visits where we dropped off school supplies such as books and pencils. The kids were absolutely precious - their energy, smiles and curiosity are so contagious (despite the +30°C heat). They did also always call us "obruni" meaning white people which took some getting used to at first. As it would be impossible to be mad at these adorable little creatures we decided to just go with it and call them "bibini" (dark person) as well, which gets them all shy and laughing. They also asked if our blue eyes were real, and the ones who weren't actually already called Kevin suddenly decided they were now gonna have the same name, too. However, too much text if images speak louder than words would be a shame so this is where we tell you to just look at our photos :)

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