First Day of School

We had gotten Popodvo enrolled in school and got him all set up with his new uniform and shoes, arranging to meet him at 7:30a the next morning to take him to school. Well, when we got there in the morning the house was locked and there was no one around. We drove to the school and talked to the Principal who hadn’t seen Popodvo either, and then drove all around Vuvulane looking for him. Finally we gave up and went home. Later that night we found out that Popodvo had been so excited that he had gotten up at dawn and went to school with an older kid. When we had stopped by the school, Popodvo had seen us but we didn’t see him.

His smile was as big as the ocean after his first day of school and he looked sharp in his new uniform. It was funny to see him walk in his new shoes, which happened to be the first pair of shoes that he’s worn, as all he could do is shuffle his feet along.