Winter white as a ghost – I make small children cry!
September 27, 2008
I need to work on taking the glare off my very Sydney winter white skin, because on my recent trip to Lihir, I was making small children cry - mistaken as a GHOST.
I have only ever been mistaken for a “white” person once before - in Zimbabwe in Africa… and now here in PNG - it seems there is only black and white with no other shades or colours in between.
On my drive around the island of Lihir - we stopped half way around to visit a village on the beach who had just finished their church service.
I stepped out of our vehicle - and immediately spotted some children playing on the black sand beach.
I followed the kids down the beach - with my camera and was followed by more kids and we had ourselves a little photo session - most of them were fascinated!
One of the little boys in the group started to cry- and I was then told that he was scared because I am WHITE and he thinks I am a ghost. They don’t see any other people in this part of the island - so I am considered white and frightening.
Can you spot the ghost?
Here are some of the photos from my very short time with this village.
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That is hilarious!
So I guess during this season - you’ll be ‘giving up the GHOST!?’