Hello Viewers!
Last night (Friday) we went on our home stays! Lindsey with Hayden and Katarina, Sarah with Megan and Miss Wyatt. Lindsey stayed with the chief and his family while Sarah stayed with Shani's family (our group leader). We sat with our translators and asked questions about the Masai culture. It was such an unique experience. They served us Chai tea, which they drink every morning and night, and dinner was rice with potatoes. We slept in individual huts inside the boma. The beds were made out of sticks and covered with an animal hide. The huts were made out of cow poop and sticks...interesting. We woke up to the sound of goats and cows which are kept in the center of the boma. When we went outside the wives were milking the goats and counting all of the animals to make sure none had left over night. They served us tea again while we waited for the car to come get us. We gave them our gifts and we received the beautiful jewelry our mamas had made for us. It was an amazing experience that will never be forgotten. While we were there we received Masai nicknames from the children. Sarah is Nakwenéh, meaning smiley one. Lindsey is Nasha, meaning the rainy one (this is actually a good name because rain is rare and special here in Kenya).
We all miss and love our families!
Deuces,
Sarah and Lindsey
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Sarah/Nakweneh and Lindsey/Nasha - the home stay sounded fun, even if you probably didn't get much sleep. Are you coming home as tea drinkers? Wonderful. I love your new names! They fit you perfectly. We miss all of you very much. Linds, your sisters are back from Charleston and got you a very nice present. You will appreciate this - Collins entered a dance contest (Patty paid her $40 to do it) and threw in a roundoff back handspring in the middle of it. In her Toms...so now she has lovely black and blue knees...and she didn't win either. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteKeep writing - we love your posts! Love you --Mom/Miss Cindy