My Freckles

This is a funny story from today at the Deaf School in Asikuma. We did a lot of work today at the school so the kids were in a different room.

I went into the room where the kids were studying/working to see if I could help some of them with their math. When I went in all the kids were really excited. After about two minutes one of the kids (who looked about ten) came up to me (with a group of kids trailing behind) with his science book. He flipped it open to a page with a list and pictures of  skin diseases. I was looking at all the pictures until I got to where the child's finger was pointing. It was a picture with acne looking white dots all around the eye. Then the child pointed at the picture in the book and then pointed at my face, pointed at the book and then at my face. Then he drew dots with his finger in the book and then on my face. After I understood what he was saying I said," No, no, no." Then I pointed at the book and at my face and shook my finger. I repeated this until they did their sign for "I understand". Freckles are sure not common around here.

I thought that that was really funny and weird.