Sharing the Photo Book at the School
During our last visit to the Ecovillage school, we had fun sharing a photo book that Carolyn created about the children of the Ecovillages. It was exciting to share this beautiful book with the children and they were excited to see themselves in the pages.
After school, we walked with some of the children back to their homes in Village 1. Shortly after our arrival in the village, I noticed the picture book I’d been sharing had gone missing from where I put it down. I started walking around trying to find it and came upon two boys who had run home to show the book to their father!
I grabbed my camera and took a photo of the them proudly sharing the book to their dad. When he realized that I was taking the photo, he asked that I wait while he mysteriously disappeared into his house. After a couple of minutes, he returned wearing a clean shirt. He wanted a proper photo of him with his children.
As always, the Haitian people we meet take great pride in their appearance. Despite their meager means, they are always clean and well-groomed.
recollection by J. Calia
Children showing the photo book to their father.
Posing for the camera.