Hodgepodge.
* I miss American food. But the food here is growing on me. I've eaten scuma-wiki and ugali (you can check my spelling on that.. haha). Scuma is this green stuff that kind of reminds me of coleslaw, but it's actually really good. Someone said it's kale. I'm not sure what it's made of. I'll research that more and get back to you. Ugali is this white mush. It's like half bread, half mashed potatoes as far as texture goes, but it has no taste whatsoever. You eat scuma and ugali at the same time, and you eat it with your hands. Some of the guys at Agape offered me some of their lunch of scuma and ugali. They were not grossed out that I reached into their food with my dirty hands. I love it.
* Yesterday we watched the news because Parliament was making some sort of crazy decisions. Kenya has a president AND a prime minister. On the news there was a black man with the parliament wig on... the long, curly one. I thought that was funny.
* I miss being able to brush my teeth with the water from the faucet. I actually just miss not having to think about whether or not the tap water is going into my mouth/nose/ears/eyes. It's kind of annoying, really.
* I need a haircut. I now know why African women shave their head or wear the braids.. it's so stinkin' hot. Hair is just annoying.
* I am an impatient person. I am always punctual. God sent me to Kenya. God has a sense of humor, I think.
* I'm also reading a lot. I am terrible at reading aloud, I think it's because my brain moves faster than my mouth, which is why I have trouble speaking my mind eloquently. So I've been trying to read out loud, so that I don't sound like a loser all the time. But I get bored. I am reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I read aloud with a british accent and it's much more fun.
* I was trying to describe America to Paul the other day. It was interesting to think about my country and culture, trying to describe it to someone who has never been.
* I sleep in a mosquito net. It's cool at first. But then you have to get up in the middle of the night and you forget that it's there and you get tangled in it.
* I didn't know elbows could sweat. Awesome.
* I am going to learn how to cook while I am here. I WILL!
* I now understand what people meant when they talked about bad reactions to Malaria meds. I haven't slept for more than a couple of hours at a time for the past couple of days. I have the TRIPPIEST dreams. One of which involved my baby sister having robot spider arms like that guy from Star Wars, and another where I had Chinese food that talks to me. It's funny. But I'm crabby from lack of sleep.
* Does anyone want to send me any good books to read? I will love you forever. :)
Love and miss you all.
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