Day 34 - 37 Kenyabraidmyhair
Friday:
I played in another soccer match, and we ended up winning 2-0. The other team was extremely angry how our referee was calling the game, and upset that it was so physical, but it was because their captain had such a poor attitude for the game.
Our weekend started out in Hell’s Gate National Park and it was such a great trip. We got to the park and started our bike tour since the park lets people rent bikes and you ride around the park looking at all the different animals. My bikes’ tire popped about 10 minutes into the trip, so Zach and I ditched the bikes on the side of the road, and started walking. We walked towards the gorge which is about a 5 mile walk of gorgeous landscape and animals everywhere!
The fun part was when I put up my thumb and a university bus picked Zach and I up. Just picture two Americans jumping on a bus full of native college students and asking them for a lift to the gorge. Of course they let us on, but we were bombarded by TONS of questions, pictures and everything else.
We got to the gorge and took an adventurous one hour tour through the gorge. It was absolutely beautiful and I promise pictures will come tonight.
We got to the Masai Tribe and they were selling very cool jewelery, and I asked the Masai women to braid my hair! They were laughing the whole time, because American’s hair is just way too soft, and they had a hard time putting it into braids. None of these people could speak English, and obviously I can’t speak Swahili. I spoke to another woman nearby watching and she had told me if it was a little longer and they had more time they could do it, so maybe I’ll wait till after August.
Saturday night we got to Naivasha, and boy that town was scary. At night time it looked like Escape From L.A. People getting beat with their own belts, people screaming, crowds of people staring us, and it just looked like a scene out of a movie.
We woke up Sunday, and ended up buying Sheepskin from this local guy on the side of the road! We bought Sheepskin hats (pictures will come), and I bought a Sheepskin rug! In total it cost about 20 US Dollars, which all of the locals told me we overpaid a lot!
Monday:
My busiest day, but I got through it! Teaching went fine, and I met a student from Westminster that used to be here on the exchange program, and he travels alll over Africa. He has a school in Rwanda, Uganda, and I think he plays big roles in local schools around here. He’s a great contact to know and a great person, so Zach and I spent our night hanging with Andrew. Maybe one of these days I’ll get to go on a few trips with him, maybe play some music for his schools or just visit them to see what the other countries are like.
