A couple of weeks ago, we received a letter in the mail from a friend in Kentucky. Their daughter was participating in an exchange similar to Flat Stanley, but instead it was Traveling Charlie. Each child in the class was given a paper cut out of a Charlie doll and then chose somewhere in the world to send him. When you receive Traveling Charlie you are supposed to take pictures of things around your area and send a letter with pictures back to the class telling them all about where you live. We were excited to be chosen to spend time with Charlie and Mikayla had a blast! During our two weeks with Traveling Charlie, we did a lot of fun things. Here are some pictures of what we did!
Charlie got to spend one day in preschool while we had our learning time! He learned all about Little Bo Peep and the letter B!
He even got to go on an adventure to South Africa! This is at the border crossing on our way home. Hamba Kahle means "Go Well."
We were even able to introduce Charlie to the Giant African Land Snails! Don’t worry, I wouldn’t let Ben feed any to him!
Charlie tagged along for one of our childcare meetings. Here he is with Mikayla and some of the staff. They were a little confused by why we were snapping pictures with a paper cut out of a boy!
Charlie with our kitchen staff and a couple of the high school students. Look at those huge pots!
This is Mikayla showing Charlie where the kids wash their clothes.
Mikayla, Charlie and some of the preschool students.
This is a view from our walk up to the hostel. It is really green right now, but soon will be dry again!
Mikayla and Charlie posing in front of one of the mango trees. They are almost ready to eat!
Below are some pictures of the animals we saw while traveling with Charlie:
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Hi Mikayla and Beth,
I loved reading about the adventures of Traveling Charlie. Seeing your pictures made me miss everyone in Swaziland. Please give the staff and the children my love!
Susan Pierson