Winter white as a ghost – I make small children cry!

September 27, 2008 · → 1 Comment - Make a Comment

I need to work on taking the glare off my very Sydney winter white skin, because on my recent trip to Lihir, I was making small children cry – mistaken as a GHOST.

I have only ever been mistaken for a “white” person once before – in Zimbabwe in Africa… and now here in PNG – it seems there is only black and white with no other shades or colours in between.

On my drive around the island of Lihir – we stopped half way around to visit a village on the beach who had just finished their church service.

I stepped out of our vehicle – and immediately spotted some children playing on the black sand beach.

I followed the kids down the beach – with my camera and was followed by more kids and we had ourselves a little photo session – most of them were fascinated!

One of the little boys in the group started to cry- and I was then told that he was scared because I am WHITE and he thinks I am a ghost. They don’t see any other people in this part of the island – so I am considered white and frightening.