Thursday, February 16, 2017

Wk 8 DTF Feb 13

hey guys sorry i didn't email last week, times were tough and we didn't have time! BUT much has occurred since then!

I'll only give y'all a short story today because I'm out in the bush (chyulu) for zone conference and i have to get back soon, but i will include a couple photos for y'all.

SO here in Kenya there are a lot of different greetings that you give for different people! when a young person is greeting someone older then them they say "shikamo" it is extremely respectful, which a person will reply "marahaba"
which is the respectful response. Kids will come running up and say it because i am older then them and they think i don't know any Swahili so they want to harass me but i will reply, they are always really surprised and all start saying it or calling me a white African or other random stuff. one day i was feeling more devious then usual and a little bored while walking so when a group came and started saying it i turned around really fast and said in a smooth deep country voice "marahaguay" which just means "beans". the kids LOST their minds laughing! i regretted my actions soon after because they followed us for a solid mile just chanting "mzee marahaguay" which means "oldman beans" it drove me and my companion nuts. hehe. anywho! much love! email me pictures of whats happening in your lives! i always love to get emails from y'all. 

nice man getting us some fresh drinks


soccer this morning



got a camel pack on a camels back​​ (his name was Obama)



a wild sand flee mid flight ​​

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