Human Nature 11/05/2009
What a good week this has been since I last wrote! This weekend we had a birthday celebration for Lauren at Phyllis’ which included lasagna!! CHEESE! Kenyans do not believe in cheese, so it was go great to have it! On Saturday there was a Halloween party put on by the US embassy so we (the volunteers) thought we’d drop in for a bit to check it out. It was a little funny being in Kenya around a bunch of Americans celebrating Halloween with Kenyans hosting. We got to see some really cool Kenyan acrobats perform while there. They were really good and strong. They also did some double-dutch. I also got to experience Kenyans enjoying rock music at the Carnivore. I have never seen so many black people enjoying rock and dressed in the punk style clothing! It was a little bizarre to see this and even more bizarre that we were in Kenya witnessing this, but it was a lot of fun! One of the bands that was performing in the live music sessions was from one of the churches that a volunteer works at so we went to support them. In the DJ section were many jumping Kenyans to Linkin Park, Green Day, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Relient K etc… They were jumping and screaming the lyrics to every song! It was kind of amusing. It was Roctoberfest at The Carnivore. Aside from the cheese, the carnival, and rock concerts the highlight of this past week was definitely seeing Michael Jackson’s This is It! That concert would have been amazing had MJ survived. R.I.P. MJ R.I.P. This movie took me back to the days of watching the Jackson 5 movie and his music videos over and over as a child! My mother was not the only one to grow up with him! Before going to see this I met one of my host sisters to see Fame at another theatre which was also really good. On the way to the theatre I got to experience some El Nino rains which have been dangerous in some parts of Kenya, but not too bad in Nairobi. We have been getting a good bit of rain but not deadly floods like in the coastal areas. I got soaked by this down pour and even splashed by some cars! It was worth it. Work has been really busy these past few days. Just when I start to finally adapt to the Kenyan way of slowing down we have lots of work to do that needs to get done in regular time. Coming up is the Sunday School Sunday in which all three services are lead by the kids and we also have a golf tournament coming up next weekend. This is on top of the highly anticipated Ropes camp (rights of passage) that will commence in a few weeks. The more I hear about this program, the more nervous I get! At least killing a chicken here at home has helped a little with that part of the camp. I’m still not sure if I’m ready for the goat. I learned what the mysterious cutting ceremony was this week and I am thanking God that it will be done away from the camp that we are doing because I do not think I could handle circumcision. This is why the boys camp is the first week because they want to get the first part over so that they can get to the cutting ceremony. That last paragraph was a little much heh? Well I can’t wait until it happens! We are going to check out the camp grounds Friday! With more exciting adventures to come, this has been Whitney in the Motherland saying take care and God bless. CommentsAuntie Cheryl Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:41:36 OMG.Whitney you will learn alot about yourself and your auntie while in Africa. I am a scaredy cat. I don't care for all the camping and cutting, I'm getting nervous thinking about it. Even though I am fascinated with male body parts(home training)I must pass on the cut back. MJ would have been cool to see. Let me know how the children do. LOL CAH Ellen Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:29:43 Whit! I'm LOVING your blog! I am going to write you the most long winded e-mail in the next day or two! Love you LOTS and think/pray about/for you constantly! Auntie Rhonda Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:07:44 Hello Whitney, Leave a Reply | AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
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