Our park

It's the kind of park every town should have: one that people use. This picture was taken just after the sun had set, but the park remains as crowded until at least midnight. It's truly wonderful. And safe. Kids, old people, ice cream eaters, mothers, but mostly teens, of course. The strongest thing I've seen anyone consume is ice cream (that would be us). Of course, everyone knows everyone else here, so there's a fair amount of gossip. They're all aware that we're the American volunteers in town, and there have been about a dozen before us over the years, so we don't get too many stares or too many people coming up to us to practice their English.