This is me after I had purchased a bunch of bananas at an auction the weekend after I had learned how to say all my numbers in Swahili. I was quite proud of my self.
This was an interesting (and slightly drunk) man who wanted me to take his picture.
These are some women dressed-up in traditional East African clothes. I tried to get them to look at me while I took another picture, but they became very embarrassed. This was right before a wedding.
I thought this little girl in her Lion King shirt was very cute.
Here is another woman dressed up in the traditional (fancy) East African dress.
This is a Maasai man and his first-born son. I thought thought it was interesting that the man wore everything that was traditional Maasai, but his son wore Western clothes.
Here is a Maasai girl carrying her little brother or sister. You are never too young to start taking care of your little siblings. One of the Africans was telling me (jokingly) why white people have long noses and Africans have flat noses. He said it is because African babies get carried on their mother's or sister's backs all day long and their noses get flattened while they are being carried and then they stay that way when they grow up.
This was a choir that was signing at one of the weddings we went to. I wish I could share the music with all of you. It is so beautiful.
Here is a bride and groom walking up the aisle to get married. For some reason people who are getting married don't like to smile or hold hands during the service (or during the pictures), but I guess they are still happy on the inside about getting married.
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Hey Christine, thanks for keeping your blog so well stocked with pictures and stories. You do a really good job of communicating the feel of your experience, rather than just telling the facts. Those of us that are teachers here at SVC are glad to be connected. Carry on!
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