tonight i went to my sister's for dinner and spent the evening with my whole family. it was typical mcknight chaotic. i have to admit it was a little frustrating – us all talking at once, but it was mostly the fault of the kids, so they weren't TRYING to be rude. it was fun, it was nice debriefing about my trip.
so what should i tell you today? ugh i'm tired. let me insert a photo, it will help me come up with a story to share...
i like this picture, its so... "i'm in africa". hahaha. so yes, it was totally beautiful. behind my head is mt. longonot (its an inactive volcano that last errupted in the late 1800s) and the great rift valley. this pic might appear rather dark for all pc users, sorry about that. i'm going to upload my pictures soon. i have over a hundred. but not right now.ok so as you can see, i'm wearing my button necklace. i was totally kicking myself at first for forgetting to take the left over buttons so i could make some for the kids, but i ended so busy with design stuff that i wouldn't have had the opportunity anyway. the hospital was really neat. all the parents stay at the hospital, and actually share the bed with their kids, so instead of 4 patients to a room, there's actually 8 people! you'd see a little bump on a bed and it was actually a baby since they don't have cribs, little babies sleep on regular beds bundled up. there are a LOT of somali patients, they're easy to identify because they wear hospital sheets as burkas (muslim coverings for women).
everyone in kenya (probably africa) shakes hands everytime they greet someone. everyone. dita and i were walking through the dukas (dukas are like little shacks that are like the local corner store. a super duka is like a grocery store), and past a group of toddlers, and they all came up to us to shake our hands. it was so adorable. at the dukas there's a butcher shop called "jed's garage" which i thought was frickin hilarious. hahahahaha. jed's garage. haha.
ok well i'm cold and tired so i'm going to go dig my pjs out of my "winter clothes" garbage bag and get ready for beddy.
all roads lead to where you are.
4 comments:
oh my GOD, I have totally slammed my fingers so many times in so many things... most recently it was the middle and ring finger tips of my left hand when I was closing a garage door. I felt sort of nauseous with pain.
have I mentioned I am happy for your return?
i'm happy to have returned ;)
yes, you're right, slamming your fingers really does provoke feelings of nausea.
Good to read you dear Lesley. Glad your return (and also your trip :) was good). Hope read more soon, about your time there ! Sorry, I can't connect myself on Internet with my laptop, and at home it's a crappy one. Hope my problem will be fix soon. And somebody is in the same bedroom night time, so... I can't use it... it's too bad. Talk to you soon ;)
hmmm, who's in your room with you?? hmmmmmm????? [u]
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