Self-portrait as Angelina Jolie

Spent a day seeing a few camps for IDPs (internal displaced persons ... as opposed to refugees, who come from out of the country). Those who know me will have little trouble imagining I made friends quickly. Of course the camera attracts crowds of kids, but the fun began when I decided I needed some privacy in order to take decent shots.

So up the hill I dashed, dozens of screaming and laughing kids in hot pursuit. Arrived at a decent vantage point, quickly shot a few pix, then head-faked the kids and ran off in a different direction. Hot, sweaty, very good fun.

Of course it goes without saying that eventually I got into my Land Cruiser and headed off to my life while these kids and their parents cling to survival in tiny huts made from sticks and leaves ...