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| Team USA (with some Kenyan help!) |
One item leftover from the previous day. We attempted to go to an elephant orphanage just 45 minutes away from Kariobangi. 3 hours later, we arrived right at closing. The gift store opened for us to get some snacks and gifts, but then we headed back to BTL and a very late dinner.
- Saturday
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| Proof I played!! |
Today was more soccer for the men, fitness for the women and pastor training for Pastor Dean. We helped run the tournament going on at the church field and we played today! I played for a short time after being highly encouraged by my USA teammates. My hamstring was still very sensitive, so I subbed off after about 10 minutes of play. I was proud of my USA teammates! They played very well and even scored! However, we were not victorious. Although we were defeated on the pitch we proved too much for the Kenyans on the basketball court. This is a relatively new game for Kenyans.
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| Getting the ball out of the puddle! |
I spent more time with the children during the soccer game. They found my arm hair to be very fascinating. The little ones thought it was funny to pull my leg hair. I didn't find this too funny, but they loved it.
We were fed again by the locals in the classroom at KAG Kariobangi! Today we were more prepared for the portion sizes and were smarter about how we ate.
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| Drinking tea, and eating Chipata bread! |
The chipata (spelling?) bread was incredible. I was also very thankful that the women were willing to make black tea for some of us in lieu of the warm milk/tea.
The Masai Market in Nairobi
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| Masai Market |
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| TJ being harassed by a "broker." |
After a day of running fitness, soccer, and other training, we were rewarded with a trip to the Masai Market in downtown Nairobi. This was quite an experience. The market is where craft booths are setup in a walled-in area. As we approached the market we were swarmed by "brokers." The brokers will lead you to believe that they are the ones that you shop with and pay when you are ready to go. They will stick to you and block every attempt you make to deal directly with the booth owners. Fortunately we had locals and armed security with us that made the shopping experience a little more manageable. The bartering is kind of fun, but the "in your face" style of the brokers is not fun. We went through in small groups and the brokers would do everything to split our group up and get us away from our locals to try and deal with us by ourselves. I got a couple of good deals and then was impressed by Pam M and her dealings with the broker that followed her ruthlessly. TJ did a great job too! However, supposedly Angie was supposed to be in our group and we never knew it and never saw her as she was swallowed up by a broker upon entering the market.
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