Africa: Day 2

Day 2: Today we were privileged to go to a town called, Kneni, with Lynda (a fantastic Canadian woman who works hard with Speroway Charity in her spare time) as she wanted to meet children in the community to give them sponsorship to attend high school (which is not paid for by the Kenyan government). Michael, our awesome driver, took us on very bumpy roads through the countryside to reach Peter's home (a Kenyan man who is a principal for a local school). His wife and daughter served us French toast and tea, and we got to pick avocados from his tree out back! We made our way to his school, only to be greeted like celebrities, as we are Muzungu (white people). They even sang a song in Swahili saying, 'Many white people in a car.' Lol. They all wanted to shake our hands, hug us, touch our hair and say, 'very good hair,' and sang for us. There are 900 kids at the school. It's a public school, but they all must purchase uniforms. After recess, the bell-actual bell-rang and they ran off to their classrooms, separated by grade. There are perhaps 30 kids in one room. They learn all subjects, all in English, and take Swahili language class. Many classes asked us to sing, so we sang Oh Canada in French and English. They wanted to know about Canadian animals, weather, plants, and sports. It was an overwhelming, and amazing day to say the least. On our drive home we had to stop several times to be checked by the police-to search for terrorists-good thing, we went to he grocery store, and local butcher. Soon it's time for dinner, play time, and worship time. Another great day in Kenya.