Kashia (the little white girl whose Mother is a gorilla vet) said to me the other day, "All the children say you are the King of the Guinea Pigs!" I said, "Do they? Why is that then?" She looked thoughtful for a minute and then said, "Because your hair is like a guinea pig's." I wasn't sure whether to be flattered or not!! However, I do know for a fact that the Rwandan children haven't got a clue what a guinea pig is. They have never even seen one! Kashia has six guinea pigs, as well as a whole menagerie of other animals, two lovely dogs and a toad she rescued from the playground here because other children were throwing stones at it! They also have a tortoise that lives in the foundations of Pam's unbuilt house...and Kashia often has to stop the children from throwing stones at that too!
The picture above is of two little girls I was playing with this morning...I was fed up of sitting in the office, because there is suddenly a lot of work to do...so I went outside into the sun. On the right is Amille - one of the orphans. She attached herself to me quite soon after I arrived which was quite cute, but she can also be quite possessive...especially of my hair! She is also one of the naughtier children, but given her background I think you have to make some allowances. I'm sad that I can't speak to her more - she doesn't speak much English yet. The girl on the left is Jennifer Claire (even spelt the same way as my sister!) So this one is for you Jen! This is the King of the Guinea Pigs signing off...
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And that explains your facebook comment!!
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