A typical day...

We normally wake-up around 7am. After we figure out which toilet has enough pressure to flush, we have our personal quiet times, while the other hunches over the faucet in the bathtub to shower with the barely-existent water pressure. ( we are thankful to have all the water we need) Showering takes much longer because of this... Then we do our best to make breakfast. Today I made whole wheat mango pancakes out of dough I had planned to bake as muffins. Since we couldn't get the oven to light, we added milk and fried it up instead. Our favorite addition to all meals is the ubiquitous mango and passion fruit juices, which make a great combination. Around 8:45 we walk to language lessons at the Anglican Church of Kenya. We have lessons from 9:30- 10:30, then tea break, then lessons again until noon. The afternoons vary. Yesterday we figured out the matatus and citihoppas to get over to the office to meet with our country reps and get insight from Richard, who has worked with the Maasai Food Security Program for the past couple years. Other days we walk to the nakumatt-megaa (similar to super wal-mart) for our shopping or to Zucchini's (a store for fresh produce). In the evenings we spend a few hours studying Maa, trying to get the words and very different grammar to make sense. We have entertained ourselves creating nonsense sentences to get used to the pronunciation. Dinner is a process. We have yet to figure out how to cook much, but we are hopeful that we will improve. We are hoping to find ways to relax and not feel so trapped, since we can't leave at night (night-time in cities, especially for white people- it is assumed we have lots of money). This is how much of our time is spent. Yesterday we had the joy of meeting 2 children who live upstairs, Walter & Jenny, who have already decided we are their good friends. Eventually our brains can't take anymore, our bodies are worn-out from walking so much, so we climb into bed. Each day bringing something new...