Boys
No matter where I've traveled and lived, curious boys have never been far away. Here are a few favorites from interaction I've had.
Wayampi Indian boy, Brazil
Ethiopian boy seen at Mt. Zuqualla
Kazak boy living an hour outside of Almaty, Kazakhstan
ethnically Russian boy running around the square at Panfilovets’ Park, Almaty, Kazakhstan
feeding pigeons at Panfilovets’ Park, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Chewa boy showing off near Monkey Bay, Malawi
near Chintheche, Malawi
dugout canoe, Lake Malawi
boys fishing near Chintheche, Malawi
my son Gabe (on right) and his buddy Barak having some fun in the mud of Mandimba, Mozambique
on the border between Malawi and Mozambique north of Mandimba
Yusuf is the son of our former house helper, Mama Ellen, who died young while we were living in Namwera, Malawi
a Yao boy near Makanjila village, Malawi (close to the border with Mozambique)
Yao boy near Namwera, Malawi
stones are always flying during mango season (near Mandimba, Mozambique)
Yao boys take in the view (and probably hunt for birds) near Mandimba, Mozambique
movie house, Mandimba, Mozambique
on Mozambique Island
Yao boys hunt for fruit in the tree next to our home near Mandimba, Mozambique
Che Nicks is an expert local soccer ball maker. He demonstrated the entire process for me while I shot pics and now his photo has been published in a Danish coffee table book about soccer around the world (near Mandimba, Mozambique)
Mozambican secondary school students on Mozambique Island
a Yao boy checks us out as we take a pause on our bike trip near Mandimba, Mozambique
my boy Gabe always enjoyed mudding down the termite mound
fun and games celebrating the end of unyago season, Mandimba, Mozambique
these proud Yao initiates have been sequestered for a month and have now been presented to their families as men