What a weekend!

Had the chance to host at my site for the first time. 3 volunteers came over this weekend. We biked around the island, went swimming, had bond fire and then did some business sessions with local groups. Great weekend #VeryGrateful

Biking around the island for the 2nd time

about to start

My friend just cut the banana from the tree and gave it to me

Bond fire

Enjoying that island life

Story of the week

A pregnant woman was feeling labor pains on her walk home. She wanted to give birth and people around tried to get her on a motorcycle to get her to the nears health center. She jumped off the motorcycle because the baby was coming. So they brought a grandmother from the neighborhood and new born kenyan was born! 10 minutes later as I was walking into my compound she is walking home with her baby and a crowd following her. Tell me why I was the only person among all my neighbors that was shocked by this. Life goes on....  

Lake Victoria serves its people

In my community, people bath at the lake. There is designated area for men and women to bath. Women usually go in groups to bath and is perfectly normal. Men usually don't go in groups but never the less, they are still bathing at the lake in the same area. Luckily I have a bathing room next to my house but sometimes I too bath at the lake. 

However, people are not the only ones that bath at the lake, everything else also bathes at the lake. clothes, dishes and animals are all washed in the lake and our drinking water comes from the lake. Some people do filter their water, unfortunately many don't. Apart from that, swimming as you bath is quite fun lol   

First safari trip!

Me and few other volunteers got together this past weekend in Bomet! It was nice to be away from site and see how others are doing! We actually got a chance to visit the Maasai Mara. It was freaking amazing! We got to see all kinds of animals.

Gazelles

 Mara resort 

Giraffs 

Zibra

Lunch at a beautiful resort in Maasai Mara

 Hippos

   

SIMBA

So, I have been at site for about 2 month now. On September 7, I adopted this precious puppy and named him Simba. He is an orphan, his mother died the day I got him. Everyone in the community knows him and thinks he is the luckiest dog because he is with an american and is well treated. He is my first pet and can't wait to bring him home.

precious 

nap time

When I first got him

 Simba now

Biked around the island!

So, I have now lived at my site for about a month. So far its been great! Then recently I met a group who will be riding their bikes to Tanzania as a fundraiser for an orphanage. A few days ago they invited me and my colleague to join them on a bike ride around our island. So we actually went around the island on our bikes! It was amazing! every corner of the island looks very unique and different. Took us about 5 hours to go all around it but it was lots of fun with number of breaks.

Meet the team

Mimi na rafiki yangu

 

Animals are part of the community here.

Animals here are part of the community and Goats are my favorite. Especially baby goats are dope to look at. So here are some photos I took of some of my favorite animals. I will take more so stay posted as you can find all kinds of animals here.  

scratching 

 Goats relaxing 

 twins

 chilling

 Nap time

 how cool

 New born