Day Two: Part One

Welcome to town. We're in the middle of a project, so we're going to put you to work this morning. The other girls are waiting for us back at our house, so I hope you're up for a little bit of a morning walk. Jason and Bekah's, where you stayed the night, isn't far from our house, so we'll be there in just a few minutes.

I know that you want to look at everything around you, but I might suggest that you keep at least half an eye on the ground. Some things, like punda (donkey) or goat poop are just nasty to step in. Other things, like methange thorns, can be painful if you don't pull them out of your shoe right away.


We'll stop at the duka by out house to pick up some bread to take out to the school with us for lunch. Hope you like peanut butter sandwiches. Normally, we have a friend who cooks lunches for us Kenyan style, but, because so many of us are out and about working on this project and other things, it has been easier this month just to handle lunches on our own. Believe me, we'll be more than happy to get back to pilau when the month is over.

On the way town, don't let your focus on the ground keep you from seeing everything around you. Don't worry too much about staring. Odds are good that there are plenty of people staring at you -- not only are you new to town, but you are also another new white person. Hope you're good with being the newest form of entertainment in town. Lol. (Just try not to make eye contact with the opposite gender. :P)

Public transport around here is called a "matatu," and we've been getting an influx of new ones lately, so the odds that we'll get a nice one for our ride out to the school are pretty good. Of course, the conductors of the nice ones are very concerned that the paint on us will rub off onto their seats...Lol. Kenyans have an amazing ability to stay clean while doing dirty jobs that Americans obviously do not share.

Haha. You survived your first matatu ride, including the jungle gym of trying to get in and out over 14 - 20 people. :P Hope you enjoyed it, because that's how we're getting home as well.

Rebecca has designed Bible story pictures to go on the walls of the preschool / kindergarten classes here at one of the schools, that we've been working on for the last two weeks or so. Today you get to help paint bushes, sand, clouds, and mountains, in the first two rooms to fill in some of the scenery around Elijah (1st room) and Joseph (2nd room).


Grab a brush and get ready for your first experience with super sticky / runny (Yep. At the same time, it's kind of like painting with gak sometimes. :P) Kenyan style oil based gloss paint.