Kids

These two young gentlemen are Luis, who I call, "monito," and his older brother Diego. Luis is one of the funniest kids I've ever known. We wrestle with each other, he'll cling to my legs or I'll throw him in the air. He loves to be read to and gently leans against whoever might be reading. Those are the few times when he's not moving and instigating.




Carlito. He may be the front runner for the kids I want to sneak back into the States. Remarkable aware and intuitive for a boy of 10 years old, he is quick to help and always has a smile. While it may look like he's just playing in a pile of dirt, he's actually preparing food for all of his friends. He uses old plastic bottles, stick, leaves, broken pieces of tile, anything he can find for free. I don't think it was a coincidence that he created this game the same day his family didn’t have enough money to buy breakfast.