One of the highlights of a trip filled with highlights was a visit to a rural school near Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
The children gave us an enthusiastic welcome and tried to outdo each other when showing us around. My student host, Mthokozisi,(picture 1 ) is 12 years old and will be going into secondary school next year. He wants to graduate high school and go on to college (trade school) or university. He is, as he told us, “a clever fellow.”
The primary school consists of four classrooms, but most classes are conducted outside in the shade of nearby trees. All of the children are from a nearby village which contains dozens of small compounds and is home to about 500 people.
Good Morning Gloucester 
Beautiful children
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Hi Marty…although I miss your poetry, your titles, photos and comments are always “poetic”. You have a way of capturing the simple yet telling essence…as in this post and yesterday’s of your granddaughter. Best regards from Maine, terry
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Wonderful faces, very thoughtfully captured on film!
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What strikes me about these b/w photos of the children is how serious they are. I hope they’ll do well, and I’m sure they will.
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Beautiful pics of some beautiful kids. Thanks for posting!
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What beautiful children with eyes deep as the sea and having so much soul – very old looking souls.
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Very insightful observation EJ. I like like it. Please don’t forget that my gallery is available for Mug Ups at any time. See you soon.
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Ah, the innocent, fresh faces of youth!
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Just beautiful
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beautiful children, thanks for the pic’s
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