The children of Villa Japon shower us with joy every day. Loving, curious, playful creatures, they provide the highlight to our workday. They are quite used to the gringo volunteers, so they are eager to pose for us and they love taking pictures with our cameras. They even fight over us (es mi gringa, no es mi gringa). They use our work gloves as play things and borrow our hats as costume props. Sunglasses are another favorite. Popular games are no different than in America: piggy-back rides, marbles, coin toss, tag, running and playing. In addition to playing, they are also hard workers. During time away from school they often work by our sides shoveling cement fixings and cutting wire for rebar. Glorious smiles abound. A huge piece of us will remain here when we depart on Thursday.
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