4-20-14 Sunday
Pasaka
Njema! Today was Easter, and so there was no school. It allowed us to have a
lazy morning. Coffee on the back porch drinking coffee and watching the birds
fly up and the cows led by the Maasai meander by. Around lunchtime we walked up
to Pismillah Restaurant and had some pilau (rice dish) with a little cow in
there. It was quite tasty, so long as the spicy tomatoes were added; otherwise,
it was a little bland (as is much of the food here).
Once we
made it back to the house we sat on the back porch again and this beautiful
bright yellow bird flew up. This is a bird that Mamaliz has been trying to
photograph for quite some time, and as usual it teased us. Any time the camera
came out it would duck behind some foliage or fly off to a farther tree until
the camera went away. The noise it made sounded almost as if one was trying to
whistle with a mouth full of water. Very, very cool!
Asa and
I took a walk by ourselves for some quiet alone time. We walked down the hill
and through the wooded areas. We came upon many cool rocks, bugs, and plants.
There were many people we passed as well. Some of the kids were playing a game
of chicken with us; How close can you get to the Mzungu (white person) without
getting your picture taken… It was very funny. The closer we got to the main
path the more people we saw, and they were nearly all dressed in their finest.
There were bright colors and vibrant patterns everywhere. By comparison, I
looked quite drab in my brown cargo pants and Cambridge Academy tee shirt. In
fact, whilst walking away, many of them would begin laughing. I can only assume
it was at my clothing choice or my tattoo. Both are common source of strange
looks and giggles.
“I love
Stan” (tailor shop) got taken over by the ‘church’ for Easter service. Everyone
was dancing and singing. Kids were running around everywhere. Asa and I got a
nice cold beer and relaxed in an area where we could watch everything happen.
The pastor yelled angrily at the crowd for about ten minutes. When he was
finished we looked over and Samweli was next to us. Asa asked him why that man
was yelling. Samweli responded by telling us that he was telling everyone about
God. Samweli is such a sweet boy. We gave Samweli a little money to go buy
candy for a bunch of the kids. He did a great job going around and passing out
to everyone. Around all of this happening, an older man came up and showed me a
beautiful purple stone. I admired and gave it back. He continued to try to speak
to me and kept giving the stone back. He told me “no money” and gave it back
for the tenth time or so. I finally accepted it with a grateful “asante sana”.
He however, continued to find me after that to show me more stones and ask what
Asa and I thought to be for our/my phone number. I am still not completely sure
what he was trying to get across. I will take a photo of the stone for my dad
or brother to identify.
We
walked back down to the house since it was getting close to time to cook
dinner. We decided to have a late dinner so we could bring the kids up to watch
the festivities. Jove had the first melt down because I wouldn’t listen to why
he was swinging a stick at the other kids. We walked back to the house and had
a talk. He calmed down and so we walked back up. On our way up whom do I see,
Ayla and Asa walking to he house because Ayla has now had a breakdown. She is
being too shy and won’t play with any of her friends. She only wants to hang on
Asa. Jove and I watch for a little while then come back down to bring Asa the
keys to the house so we can start up on dinner. We eat dinner and visit while
the kids eat and watch a movie. Ayla and Jove stayed up until 10pm, which is
way too late, but pole sana. From now on bedtime for them will be 8pm. I do not
like cranky kids. All in all another great day.
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