On Saturday, Paul took six Americas including myself to North Pokot. This area is where he has many building projects finished, some in progress, and some on paper. Samuel, a Kenyan who runs a school Paul built in Runno, invited us to the village where he grew up. It seemed as though we drove forever to get to the village. The area was right by the mountains and covered with Acacia trees. The land was beautiful. It was my first time to see what life is like in the bush. The school that is held for village children takes place right under the largest tree in the village (take note as you look at the pictures). The children performed two songs they had prepared and then the elders stepped up to do their performance. You will see that they had all dressed in matching outfits for the presentation.
After two song and dance routines, they grabbed up all of us muzugus to join in the fun. The constant jumping exhausted me quickly, but they didn’t allow us to stop. Paul commented that they could jump all day long if needed. Luckily we did not have all day. Everyone was very kind and generous. They passed out the most delicious mangos I’ve ever eaten. To close our time together, many villagers gave their own trinkets as gifts. I received a gourd, bracelet, and necklace. It was very touching that they were willing to share their own possessions. I will cherish each item that I received as well as the memories of this extraordinary African experience.
No comments:
Post a Comment