Geng Geng Smiles
Geng Geng (pronounced gung gung) is a happy looking boy, always smiling, and ever inquisitive. The moment he saw me taking pictures he asked Sr. Therese, the director of the Liming Family Rehabilitation Center, who I was. Sr. Therese said I was there to visit. Geng Geng refocuses on his lunch but steals momentary glances over at my direction. His obvious intelligence made me tremendously curious about the boy so I approached him and introduced myself. Smiling, he introduced himself and remarking on my light clothing in the poorly heated home, said that he found me strange. Everybody laughed at Geng Geng’s comment (me included). He told me he was 14 and, teased him, said that I was the same age. He was having none of it and he said that I was WAY older than him. He called me shu shu which means ‘uncle’ in Chinese. Geng Geng loves the camera so I took more pictures of him. He smiles.
Geng Geng never knew his birth parents. Continue Reading »