Kov (pronounced similar to 'cow') continues to bounce around our home. I grew up on 'Winnie the Pooh' (and so did our kids) - so I can readily spot a Tigger. Incredibly, this little 12 or 13 year old guy (no-one really knows) is a bouncing Tigger every day.
We've talked a bit about this little guy earlier - how he comes from a really poor family; an older brother who died needlessly last year from worm infestation; a raging alcoholic father and other kids at home who have a horrible life. That Kov can have such bounce and fun every day is just incredible.
Always busy, he has constructed every wheeled device known to boys out of the blocks we have here. That is Sreyda behind him.
Always wanting to learn something, this week it is 'I want to learn to ride a bike'. He's such a social little guy who is ever keen to do things with others, whoever might be keen to play ...We won't let him go home, as his parents do not want him. A Khmer friend who comes from the same village visited his parents last week to talk with them about their son. He told me 'if you see how they live, you would cry. Every night they fight and yell so much, even tearing their clothes off each other until they are naked'.
We're still looking for a good home for Kov - and until that happens, it is just delightful having him around. His brain should be stunted from years of malnourishment, but he's actually really smart and constantly learning. At this time he's a sponge for English language. Bunthorn is his main teacher. 'Good morning, how are you?' is our daily greeting. He'll ignore a response in Khmer - he's got to hear 'I am fine - and how are you?'
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