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Guinea feels a lot like china and some eastern block countries... the harsh, skeptical looks from these Africans caught us off guard. It seems Guinea was used as a transmission point for the Reds in the Cold War and the people still retain a fear of strangers with cameras.
We noticed that the penetrating stares broke into smiles only after persistant smiles and greetings in their tongue. We didn't want to capture the people this way, so we put Josh in a lawn chair on the roof of the land-cruiser. He waved and said hello (in more than one undefinable language). The people giggled and waved and smiled for the camera! It's weird to think that almost a week later, there are probably Africans sitting around a campfire having a good laugh at us even now.
We noticed that the penetrating stares broke into smiles only after persistant smiles and greetings in their tongue. We didn't want to capture the people this way, so we put Josh in a lawn chair on the roof of the land-cruiser. He waved and said hello (in more than one undefinable language). The people giggled and waved and smiled for the camera! It's weird to think that almost a week later, there are probably Africans sitting around a campfire having a good laugh at us even now.
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