muzungu mulalu

in my travels i have tried my best to really invest in the lives of the locals. sometimes that means chasing a bunch of ugandans around an open field and other times it means having strawberry hot chocolate over scrabble with indonesians and others it means playing soccer with ecuadorians. i have found once you really set aside preconceptions of my new surrounds and its people, that is when i learn the most. it was so cool to see the eyes of children light up when they see the muzungu mulalu (crazy white person) came back to play with them another day. in situations like that is where i find my joy.