Another day at the project & the kids want to play cards! We sat on a mat under the mango tree and played "Go Fish" and "House" for several hours. Jimmy & Jack collected banana peels and we fed them to both of the cows. These two boys (twins who were born premature & are very small for their age) are adorable. They are very shy at first, but once they open up are so much fun.
We headed over to the new bedroom building to check out the progress. Meng & I had donated just under $400USD to have the floors poured and everything ready for the kids to move in. That way they will have separate bedrooms from their classrooms. They've started to cement some of the floor and they should be finished pouring by the end of the day tomorrow. Hilary, one of the older boys, is heading to boarding school in February and scored the highest on their national testing.
We walked down to Old Town & Fort Jesus but decided to bypass the tour. It was going to cost us 800 shillings (tourist price). It was 200 shillings for everyone else. Usually places will give breaks to volunteers but not here! So we decided to shop for souvenirs at the gift shops instead. We haggled and bargained and got some really great deals. I spent approximately $50 on ALL of my gifts for friends/family.
There was a young man who was sort of "following" us from shop to shop. Saying he didn't want money, he was only trying to "help". It was quite odd. We thought maybe he was communicating to the shop owners about things we'd already negotiated? We're still not sure, but it was a little odd.
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