The Market (and other stuff)...
11-16-04
Tuesday-
We had two more birthdays this weekend- Vincent turned thirteen on Saturday, and Brenda turned eight on Sunday. Their cakes turned out much better this time- I cut up a few pieces of fruit leather to add a little flavour.
Yesterday was a Muslim holiday, so none of the kids had school… I can usually handle it when they’re gone part of the day, but when they’re all home for more than two days in a row I start to go crazy. Tomorrow is the big kids’ last day of school, and next Thursday Church on the Rock Academy and the pre-primary school get out (they go to school for three months and take one month off). The COTR Academy kids have exams this week, which will determine whether they go on to the next grade, so please pray that they will do well!
This morning, I went to the market with Mama Eliza (Elizabeth) and Mama Vigi (Maryanne) to do the shopping for G.C.C. I felt slightly out of place with everyone staring and pointing at me, but I’m starting to get used to it now. Everyone comes and lays their burlap tarps out on the ground, with their produce (or whatever) on top. The walkways between them are pretty narrow, and lots of people are constantly coming through- so you have to be really careful not to lose your balance. Then, every couple of minutes, you have to duck to avoid being taken out by someone carrying a huge load of potatoes. Something else I thought was interesting- if you’re a customer, it’s okay to just pick up an orange or mango or something and eat it. I didn’t take my camera, so no pictures (sorry).
I guess that’s about it for today.
11-18-04
Thursday-
Yesterday, Kanoti took me to visit Daystar University in Athi River. The campus is really nice- Athi River is Southeast of Nairobi, and . On the way home, we stopped at Uchumi’s (grocery store) and I got all the ingredients we needed for pizza. This morning, I showed the housemums how to make it- “’Tis very sweet!” Today is Muiruri’s ninth birthday, so we made a couple extra pizzas for the kids- and a new discovery: mangoes are a very good pizza topping.
I’m spending a little more time in the office this week, since Francis (principle of Church on the Rock Academy) and Pastor Hassan (COTR- Langata) are in Rwanda. The COTR Academy kids (standards one, two, and three) are getting ready for their parents day next week- Wairimu (8) is very excited about the traditional dance they’re going to do, and she’s borrowing my sarong for the performance.
Tuesday-
We had two more birthdays this weekend- Vincent turned thirteen on Saturday, and Brenda turned eight on Sunday. Their cakes turned out much better this time- I cut up a few pieces of fruit leather to add a little flavour.
Yesterday was a Muslim holiday, so none of the kids had school… I can usually handle it when they’re gone part of the day, but when they’re all home for more than two days in a row I start to go crazy. Tomorrow is the big kids’ last day of school, and next Thursday Church on the Rock Academy and the pre-primary school get out (they go to school for three months and take one month off). The COTR Academy kids have exams this week, which will determine whether they go on to the next grade, so please pray that they will do well!
This morning, I went to the market with Mama Eliza (Elizabeth) and Mama Vigi (Maryanne) to do the shopping for G.C.C. I felt slightly out of place with everyone staring and pointing at me, but I’m starting to get used to it now. Everyone comes and lays their burlap tarps out on the ground, with their produce (or whatever) on top. The walkways between them are pretty narrow, and lots of people are constantly coming through- so you have to be really careful not to lose your balance. Then, every couple of minutes, you have to duck to avoid being taken out by someone carrying a huge load of potatoes. Something else I thought was interesting- if you’re a customer, it’s okay to just pick up an orange or mango or something and eat it. I didn’t take my camera, so no pictures (sorry).
I guess that’s about it for today.
11-18-04
Thursday-
Yesterday, Kanoti took me to visit Daystar University in Athi River. The campus is really nice- Athi River is Southeast of Nairobi, and . On the way home, we stopped at Uchumi’s (grocery store) and I got all the ingredients we needed for pizza. This morning, I showed the housemums how to make it- “’Tis very sweet!” Today is Muiruri’s ninth birthday, so we made a couple extra pizzas for the kids- and a new discovery: mangoes are a very good pizza topping.
I’m spending a little more time in the office this week, since Francis (principle of Church on the Rock Academy) and Pastor Hassan (COTR- Langata) are in Rwanda. The COTR Academy kids (standards one, two, and three) are getting ready for their parents day next week- Wairimu (8) is very excited about the traditional dance they’re going to do, and she’s borrowing my sarong for the performance.
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