Hello My Friend.

In Enchi we were greeted the same by every kid we met.  And it wasn't a simple 'hello' either. No, all the kids would see us and hollar out, "Hello my friend. Hello my friend go to school!" Only it sounded more like, "heh--low--my---friend. Heh--low--my--friend--go--to---school!" Or, for the kids who weren't yet in school  "heh-woah--ma--fweh--heh--woah--ma--fweh--go---toooo----skoo." The kids would say it in unison too, which was adorable.

That wasn't the only thing they would chant out to us either. Kelsey, Amber and I went running in the mornings in Enchi (in the cool 33 degree mornings) and the kids we passed would all chant, "Run Canada Run!" over and over which made me laugh every single time. Once I stopped to tie my shoe and I heard "KEEP RUNNING!!!"

This little guy was one of my favourites. Who could resist that adorable smile? I would go for walks alone on the mornings we didn't run and these kids would always rush out to say hello. They loved having their photos taken and telling me about school, their family, and their lives. Oh I miss it.