Incredible!

Several days ago Chris and Hilary saw, at a busy intersection, from a safe distance, a motor scooter catch on fire. A small crowd watched in disbelief as men frantically attempted to smother the fire by throwing dirt on it (there was no water nearby). It appeared as though the effort might extinguish the flames, but burning gasoline is a formidable adversary. Without exploding, the fire overwhelmed the sweat and dirt; a crowd of a hundred or more circled the sight.

Yesterday at the American School, where Chris has been volunteering and subbing, Chris and Hilary saw a tortoise! It was crossing a baseball field, seemingly ‘headed for home.’ Once it got to the infield grass, it settled in for a snack. It was not very worried about our being there.