Mzungu at School

Today I worked at St. Gertrudes, the local school. Well not exactly worked,
I really shadowed Sarah and graded homework. The kids were sooo amazing and
sooo funny. When we first got to the school, we were a little bit early, so
Elliot, Sarah and I sat on the ground in the shade. The kids were on break
so they circled around us because there was a new Mzungu(me). They were
asking me simple questions and were blown away by my responses. First they
played "who could get closer to the Mzungu". They would push each other
towards us until they got scared and ran away. Here are some of the
questions they asked me:
What's your name?- I said Sara and they didn't believe me because of
the other Sarah.
What's your brother and sister's name?- I said I only had 1 brother,
they were so confused .
How old are you? I said 16 but they didn't believe me.
Who is you friend? Which to them means "Who is your boyfriend" I
said I didn't have a boyfriend and that was unbelievable
to them because in Ddegeya, girls my age are dating and
they are dating men in their 20s.
What school are you in? I said I was in 1th grade which is secondary
5 here.
They were in shock because most students here aren't in that level
until they are 19 or 20.
Today was so amazing and tomorrow I will be working at the afternoon program
again.