Owning a digital camera provides me with the unique privilege of a guaranteed invitation and good seat to pretty much every event in the community, like the preschool graduation at the local primary school.
The graduating class included about twenty students, most of them children of my coworkers, who were precious beyond words.
While the setting for this graduation (bare classroom with wooden benches and no electricity) was worlds away from any preschool graduation in the United States, everything else was remarkably similar.
The President of the Parent-Teacher Association talked for a bit and then handed over the stage to the students, who could barely sit still, unaccustomed to so much attention. The very patient and graceful teacher then lead the students in the recital of English, French, and Kinyarwanda lessons. Parents ogled, awed, drooled and clapped at their children’s work, praising each other and their children for how well they performed, completely ignoring any and all mistakes that were made.
In case you’re wondering what aspects of my daily life I really enjoy, I suggest checking out the video--
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