Muzungu

In Arfican villages, which we have passed many of over the past couple of months, we are always shouted at. Usually, the word that is shouted is "Muzungu, Muzungu!!", and the kids wave their hands wildly to try to get our attention. Muzungu means white people, and for some of the kids it is the first non-african person that they have seen in their life. The adults either just stare or make fun of us in a friendly way. It's almost a little weird, how friendly people are here. They are always just itching to get to know you, even if we can't even communicate very well. If you wave they'll wave back, and ask "How are you?". And if you give them the thumbs-up, they'll give it back saying "How are you?" again.
They love to ask us questions, even though the conversation is usually a little awkward, especially since they can't understand us very well.