that's what i'm learning from this trip.
not because of anything the kazakh government is doing (though they do have their propaganda). no, it's because of the way our family and friends are reacting to the photos of our orphanage visits here. they keep commenting to our photos about how happy noz jr. looks, how often he smiles, how comfortable we seem to be in handling him, et cetera.
during our visits there are uncomfortable moments and noz jr. isn't always happy or smiley. during those moments we tend not to pull out the camera. and in those rare instances that we do catch a cranky baby on film, we often don't include those pictures in the dispatches home.
all they're seeing is the highlight reel and so they're convinced it's nothing but highlights. with a little trick photography and/or photoshop, i bet i can convince everyone that i can fly.
