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Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
How Children Play Who Don’t Speak the Same LanguageBy Jody Tilbury How children play who don't speak the same language (c)Mudhut MamaClose to our home, there is a small community comprised of project employees, wildlife scouts and their families. It’s just outside the reserve’s fence and if it weren’t for the danger of elephant and buffalo, we could walk to it. Since we can’t walk and I don’t have a car, it may as well be miles away. Today, my husband had to go into the workshop right next to the community and we decided to tag along. It turned out to be even more fun than we anticipated. We found a group of kids hanging out on the road near the workshop and discovered what happens when you put a couple of kids who speak very little Chichewa into a group of kids that speak about the same amount of English. © 2012, Jody Tilbury. All rights reserved. More Great Stuff You'll Love:
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I love this. It reminds me of things I’ve observed at the beach … how easy it is for children to play together, even without an introduction. This always amazes me, and yet, it’s also unsurprising. It’s only as we grow older that we accumulate all of the baggage that gets in the way of communication.
What a beautiful and inspiring story Jody! I am typing this way past my bedtime and am feeling a bit emotional as it is, but your words and photos brought me to tears. Life is just so much simpler when we are young like this. I love that your children and the other children didn’t need to be able to communicate with their words to have so much fun together. That’s just awesome!
The pictures speak a thousand words! You and your family have a beautiful life, Jody! Thanks for sharing!
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