And if you were in Guatemala, you would too. There is not much you can do about it here. Boys and girls do all sorts of paid work here in guate. Although school is out for the next month or so, i am not sure how much difference it would make with most of the kids i see working.
This afternoon, i had my shoes shined by a 10 year old. On any given afternoon, there are 15 or so males (mostly men but some boys) with shoeshine stands in the smalll central park. They all charge the same price for a shine Q5 (about $0.65). sometimes the shine is worth that and sometimes it is not.
I wish i had taken a pic of the scene. you have the 10 y o shining my shoes, his younger sister playing beind the chair, and his mother sitting on the ground breastfeeding a (fairly new) baby sister. As he was finishing my shoes, his younger brother and a friend show up - both with shoeshine kits.
I paid my 5Q and i gave them all packets of some crackers. i made some key lime pie today and i had some (crust) crackers left over.
i keep trying to post some pics but i have not had too much success lately.
soon, i hope.
bjm 11-16
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