Rachel asked us to send some tiny earrings for the little girls she is closest to–in actual proximity since their hut is located very near Rachel’s but also closest to her heart.”I can’t imagine what I would do without Maman’i'Linda’s 8 kids to play with and love!” RAchel is still waiting for an occasion to give them the earrings in such a way that the family won’t feel beholden to her. Recently one evening she was sitting with grown-ups and kids, visiting. The kids were worrying out loud about what they would do when Rachel leaves–still 7 months away but… Rachel noticed that the youngest child, a toddler (and Maman’i'Linda is now pregnant with her 9th!) had the usual little knotted strings in her pierced ears and to distract the others, she decided to break out one of the pairs of tiny gold earrings. Maman’i'Linda took one look and, in Rachel’s words, “couldn’t help herself” . ‘I don’t have any earrings either,’ she said. ‘Would they fit me?’ Indeed they did fit, so Maman’i'Linda now has little gold earrings instead of her knotted strings–and sent a thank-you to “maman’i'Rachel”. And the toddler can wait until Rachel finds a suitable way to give the other pairs.