Everyday Life Here is a bit different

OK, we went into Kitale Town to pick up groceries and supplies for the house. Now I know some people think Africa is so so different than America, well it is in some respect, but not completely. What's totally different is that the women you see going about their business, shopping, etc all wear dresses or skirts. To see a woman in pants is a rarity. I think I'm the only one that wears shorts when I go to town. Then the amount of respect that is shown is amazing. I'm called Madam all the time, which is still a bit difficult for me to take, but I know it's a cultural thing and nothing more. No one is calling me a ... well you know. LOL 


Then there's the whole shopping thing. Basically all the same stuff you would find in our stores, except as far as I can tell right now there isn't a meat department in the grocery stores. They have some frozen meat in a freezer case, but it's mostly sausages, hotdogs and sliced ham. But the rest of the store is the same as ours. There is a store here, Gigamart, and it's like Walmart in the states. It has everything you can imagine, and stuff you wouldn't even think of seeing in a grocery store.


OK, now most of you know I live on a farm here in Kenya. On the farm there are chickens, sheep, and cattle (mostly milk cows). Now Alice makes her own yogurt here and to tell the truth after trying it, I can't say I like it at all. But the Kenyan's love the stuff. Now the tea we drink is like Chai tea at home, but this is much better than chai at home. Well I think it is at least. When Alice or Edna make tea that make it in a large batch and we drink it at around 5pm everyday. Now it always, and I mean always is made with fresh milk with water. We add sugar to it to taste and I must say it is yummy.


Well the day is coming to an end and the sun is beginning to set here in Kitale. It was a really nice day here, about 80 degrees or so. Did I say it was sunny too? Well it was.