Fun Facts II

I have had a bunch of random thoughts that I wanted to blog about so I thought I would join them in one "fun fact" blog. Therefore welcome to the second addition of fun facts!

1. Turns out my arms may be hairy then I thought. You see the children and adults are fascinated by the hair on my mazungoo arms. Maybe it is because they don't have any but I feel compelled to explain that my hairy arms serve a purpose for me in Michigan. I mean it does get below freezing there and what would my poor little arms do with out all that hair?? I shudder to think....

2. In case you were wondering you really can go a whole week with out showering if you just have a little foot powder for your hair and some deodorant for your smelly pits. I haven't personally tested this theory yet but my side kick Quinn has and in case you were wondering I didn't catch a whiff of her once. I believe my new hypothesis may be that showering is over rated... who's with me?

3. I was proposed to the other day. It was a dream come true. I was in the car with Quinn and the Odoyo family. Vitalis was over buying us pop and a tasty little treat when nice drunk gentleman came over to make friends. He talked with us a little at first, asked Susie to buy him some cigarettes, I shook his hand, and then after a cordial greeting he made his offer. Though I didn't realize what it was at first. He turned to Susie and said "I like them both." I smiled at him so naively thinking that he must of realized what nice girls we were and wanted to be our friends. I like new friends. Susie graciously said to him that unfortunately he couldn't afford the cows needed in order to purchase us for his wives. It was then that I realized I had received my first marriage proposal. Now, I have to admit it wasn't how I had always pictured it to be but it was definitely something special.

4. The kids at the nursery school are so cute. I mean seriously, I could eat them up. But I won't. The thing I love the most is when they run up to me, grab my hand, and then spend the next five minutes having a conversation with me in Luo. Did they forget that I have only been speaking to them in English the last month? The best part though is I have learned that if you have well placed grunts and noises they will actually think you understand them. Kids are so cute. I could just eat them.

5. There is another form of transportation here that Quinn and I have taken. They are called Boda Boda's. They are just bicycles with a cushioned seat over the rear wheel but let me tell you, what an adventure! The first ride we had on them was actually really nice and relaxing. We rode quietly down the street with the wind blowing in our hair and the drivers got us safely to our destination with out any wrong turns... ahhhh, what a nice trip. However, I have quickly found that this nice little experience would not be typical for me. One word to describe our last several rides... "wow!" They weave in and out of traffic and often time they don't understand the concept of "pole pole" (which means slowly in Swahili). I am actually surprised that I still have both my legs. I think today we will just walk to our next destination...

Ok, I think I will leave you with these for now!

peace and stuff.