Well two weeks feel like an eternity. But suprisingly so much has happened. I received the warmest kenyan greetings, delivered by our good friends the mosquito. I ended up with a bad case of malaria about 2 weeks ago. the diarhea was indescribable. i think i dropped like 8 lbs in 2 days. im telling you this now, i never wish this upon anyone. it messed me up pretty bad. Maggie had it bad too. She started convulsing and shivering out of the blue. But we took care of her and shes back to normal again. I managed to avoid performing an exorcism.
Ive gotten to know my students much better and im reall having a blast teaching them art. Not gonna lie, when i first arrived, i came to the conclusion that teaching wasnt for me. The students werent responding to anything i said. And for some odd reason they find my way of speaking funny. I had students talking to me like this" raw-raw-raw-raw, trying to emulate the way that westerners were rolling their Rs. But things pick up and now im planning to have an art-night/ "gallery opening" with them at the end of July, before they break for the summer. Im teling you, watching them really develop an eagerness and interest in art was what brought me to get into education. I got blessed with this reaction again. And ive also got the high school boys futbol team to start practicing seriously. One of Phoebe Asiyo's daughters has set up a training week with an ex-german futbol player so the students are really pumped and determined to take this skill to another level. Food is the same, except ive developed some sort of weird reliance on chocolate. i gues this is a good reminder of home and when i get access to it, i tend to go overboard. and by overboard i mean like 4 chocolate bars, a box of cookies and ice cream in one sitting.yea kinda sad, but pleasantly surprising. but ive styll managed to loose 5 lbs and been staying healthy and fit. I run every other day at the futbol field and kids will join me halfway thtough. I hate that i dont have privacy, but by the end of the run i cant help but leave with my heart melting as they run and laugh around me.
I styll havent really felt an impact. Its like another trip to india, except the people are darker. But i think im learning more than i realize. Im just waiting to see what will come of this when i come home. My beard is long. like 1 inch long. i had to get a comb to keep this bad boy under control. I think i may look kinda crazy but i like it. The trip is already 1/3 done.
Ms. Asiyo had a big party at the house last night for women in kenyan politics. The guys had to crash in a ghetto hotel in another town. But the sleep was good. Bats tried to crawl under the door and some couple was having some mandingo sex next door.It was quite the affair.
Its nice to see how female empowerment has such support. I got to meet the wife of the prime minister and later on i beleive we will have a visit from obama's sister. OH! btw, Obamas family comes from the area! SO the area has a lot of history and pride. i even saw Obama brand denim. ballin. Dont underestimate the kenyans. Indians and chinese beware.
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