The kids seem to know it. They know when I´ve got all the toys back on the shelves -- and they show up -- polite, respectful, and eager. Since I always put everything back in the same location on the various shelves, they quietly find what they want and presto! Our porch is filled with totally absorbed children, each in their own world of creativity.
Jigsaw puzzles (new ones, too!), railroad tracks, Jenga, Mancala -- but most popular by far are paper and drawing utensils. Utterly silent absorption.
Today´s focus, as it often is, was on coloring in various mandala designs. Once completed, each child seeks me out to show it to me, and then hopes that I choose to somehow display it. With all the new magnets I bought, I could display them all, on our metal doors. They each take pride in their own work, standing back to look at its beauty, sometimes pointing, and commenting to each other...
Surf? Oh, that. Robert was up and gone at dawn, and didn´t return til early afternoon, grinning widely. Boogie-boarding? Nada. I´ve just dipped myself in the sea once, but the ocean is oddly cold, and there´s a cool offshore wind as well. Bag it for now.
Village life? How I love this village, esta pueblito con sus gente tranquilo y amable. Just to walk down the central dusty road through the village, and to greet all the neighbors, kids and dogs... to stop and chat awhile... to trade stories....
...and to enjoy walking under the various hues of bougainevillea (bugambilia in Spanish, which is easier to spell), and take in the radiance of the sun as it illuminates the multi-colored leaves of our croton plants...
Ya basta por hoy. Tengo cosas a hacer aqui en Zihua....
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Sara, I am copying the first part of your post for my teachers. If only American children could be so appreciative, calm, focused, and respectful. We strive for that and your description will help them know what it is they seek. Thanks. Lucky children!
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