One thing I love about my students in Kenya is their ingenuity. They don't have trampolines and Little League and Cartoon Network to occupy their time. They take whatever is available and use it happily. Case in point: this old circular building.
Our compound is built on the remains of an old dairy farm, turned President's weekend estate, turned Casino, turned orphanage. Our house bears the name "The Barn" above the door because it was an old cattle barn. Anyway, the students use this old round shell of a building as an indoor soccer court. All they had on this day was a tennis ball, so that's what they played with. You can see they are having a blast letting the walls act as extra players.
I love watching recess time - their ties flapping in the heat of the game, the happy shouts and the great ideas for a new game.
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