December 30, 2010

Angela made us "African pancakes" this morning & they were delish!  They were sort of like a thick crepe.  Then I met Lucy (our in-country contact) at 9am to go buy a sewing machine for the school.  It cost about 13,000 shillings, but will help them be able to mend their own clothes instead of paying the tailor to do it.

The girls took my braids out today.  There were probably 10 girls all unbraiding at once & it still took over an hour!  My head is super itchy & crazy frizzy.  Note to self: while the braids were cool, don't ruin your hair again! :)  The floors in the new bedrooms are finished, just waiting on them to dry!

We stopped at Lucy's flat for some traditional Kenyan tea (tea, milk & water all boiled together) and also some traditional sweet potatoes.  The sweat potatoes were totally different than those in the US, but tasty!

The tuk tuks in Old Town

After school I headed down to Old Town alone, to pick up the bracelets I had made with mine, my sister & my nieces names in them.  I stopped in a shop and the owner asked if I would trade my pink Nalgene water bottle for something in his store. He said he wanted to be able to bring fresh water from home with him & anything that says "Made in the USA" is coveted.  I traded it for a Masai painting and a wooden keychain for my brother.  I did end up paying about $12 for everything in addition.  I bought a few more items & then grabbed a tuk tuk for a ride home.  The guy tried to charge me 100 shillings (when it's really only 50) and I laughed at him & said, "good try! I'll give you 50, now let's go!".  He laughed and said, ok!