Well the Kenyans weren’t lying when they told us that Garissa would be a hot one! We just arrived back in Nairobi after a week and a half trip to Garissa and Mombasa. The weather was hot and the work was hard. We spent 4 days clearing bush for a future well, and digging a hole for a temporary water tank. Everyone came home very sweaty, stinky, and tired.
Sadly, the afternoons didn’t bring us much relief. The temperature didn’t break until around 4 or 5 in the evening. But when it did, it was a welcome feeling! We spent the afternoons napping and playing cards. One evening Paige, Traci, Laura, Amanda, and I laughed till our bellies hurt and tears were streaming from our eyes playing the Haha game
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Though we had no showers, slept on concrete (that is till we moved out and slept under the stars), and baked in the sun, we had an amazing time. When the people of Hamaris thanked us for everything it was like a scene out of the movies. All of us were sitting in a circle, under an African tree, getting thanks from people who didn’t even think that wazungu (white people) had the capabilities of working so hard. With the help of three translators (Arabic, Kiswahili, and English) we communicated our thanks for their welcome, and they communicated their thanks for the well needed water. They thanked us by giving us two goats, sharing camal milk chai with us, and shaking hands. It was a wonderful experience.
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so what did you do with the goat?
well we ate it of course. Best goat I’ve ever had…and thats saying a lot for a girl who lives on a goat farm and eats it all the time!
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so what did you do with the goat?
well we ate it of course. Best goat I’ve ever had…and thats saying a lot for a girl who lives on a goat farm and eats it all the time!