19 Dec - Driveway Kids

As soon as you drive out of our great compound you are instantly reminded of how good we have it here in comparison to the majority of the population. Getting Jaxon and Indi to understand how lucky they are is a little beyond their grasp at this stage. On the driveway from the main road into the compound is about seven to ten families getting by the best they can. Within those families are a heap of children that are more than happy to play 'chasie' and seem to giggle and laugh every time we see them. They were standing at the gate of the compound peering in so I opened the gate and invited them in for a little while. Only one of them spoke english so once they were convinced they weren't going to get into trouble it was straight to the playground.

Gangsta cool.

I'm not sure if they have ever been on a swing made out of plastic before. Car tyres and wooden planks have served the purpose before now.

Loving the best playground on island.

Happy as Larry.

There's a little white kid in there somewhere. Even though they couldn't communicate through language Jaxon and Indi got on really well with them all.

White kids just aren't as 'cool' as pohnpeians.

More Happy as Larry.

Loving having the trampoline limit pushed to the max.

Danger Will Robinson. Time to go home before I have to deal with 'broken' neighbours.

Now they are Jaxon and Indi's 'friends from outside' and the flood gates have been breached. With Jaxon and Indi pestering me on the inside and the locals lining up on the outside. Oh well, there are many worse problems to have......