No Holiday Here
March 17 2nd installment
St. Patrick’s day is just not celebrated here in Kenya like it is back home. No green rivers, no green hats, and no green beer. When it comes to night life, there is none here in Kitale, so you all can stop worrying about Cait having a good ole time in Kitale Town. It just ain’t happening. There is literally nothing to do at night here. There are no malls to hit, no coffee shops to visit with friends, and no movie theaters in town. There are bars, but you don’t go in them without an arsenal of firearms at your disposal. So you could say it’s pretty darn boring here in Kitale. I’m sure people get together for meals and the like, but not here at Alice’s house. So I’m not sure if it’s a Kenyan thing or just an Alice thing in not having people over for dinner. Mary has come a couple of times, but she’s Alice’s best friend and they get together often. As for people from church, nope no one has come over via an invitation for dinner. Odd I think, but then again this is Africa.
At the secondary school today the student’s were engaged in different sports. Netball, Badminton, Volleyball, Football (soccer), and tennis. What these kids need is a coach. Especially for the tennis. I was watching them and oh boy they sure are using the racket wrong. Now it’s been a heck of a long time that I’ve taken tennis lessons, but I did when I was a kid. What I saw was a bunch of kids wanting to play the game, but unable to correctly hit the ball because they lack a coach. I would love to coach them, but I am not a tennis player by any stretch of the definition and I don’t know enough about the basics to teach them. I wish I could, but alas I can not.
Cait, are there other Americans in your missionairy group? Maybe ask them about starting a weekly social meeting on an evening? Something beyond church on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you know the basic moves of tennis, you could possibly show those kids the very basic moves that you know. It sounds like even the very basic moves would help them.... LOL...PS, Have a belated St Paddy's beer with Spot!! I'll bet hes a good listener :):)
kndllkt, I'm not with a missionary group. I'm on my own here in Kitale. There are other American's in town, but I've yet to meet them. Most work with orphans and street kids so they are super busy. Thanks for the suggestion, it's a good one.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Cait!! You are one brave woman. This story gets more and more fascinating everyday... I would love to hear how you came to decide to move to Kitale by yourself. Its not like deciding to move to a different city where you might have family or friends! WOW. How long do you plan on living there? Stay safe my friend
ReplyDeleteKatie Kendall.