Today we went to Robert from PA’s very own
Maasai village. I had kind of decided not to go because I had already seen one,
but everyone kept saying that this one was very nice, and we would be there
longer so I thought maybe I would get a better look into their lives. On the
way there I saw Kilimanjaro, and I kept thinking: challenge accepted. Just two
weeks more, then I am almost there! The village wasn’t really all that I had
expected, but I think it was because almost no one was at home. Robert had also
expected more people. We walked around and saw the village, the empty village,
and we saw some dancing and things like that, but nothing really that I haven’t
seen before. Other than Robert’s house, it is not a Maasai hut which is round
and has a straw roof. His is square with one wing, a tin roof and two rooms
inside. He hasn’t decided if he wants to come back here and live one day, but
judging by that house – he isn’t really fit to live like the Maasai anymore, he
needs a city. We also had lunch there and then we went back later in the
afternoon and then we really needed a shower/a bucket bath. It is kind of weird
but everybody is always saying that it feels like the best shower they ever
had, because they are so dirty, but at the same time the thing that people complain
most about and look most forward to when they get back is a real, warm shower.
On Sunday we also had a day trip planned, this time to the hot springs. I
wasn’t able to go the last time because of the influenza thing that I had. I
also think this was a nicer group to go with, though we had to pay more. I was
really nice there with the trees and water and just relaxing. Maybe not worth
all that money, but I went for the social aspects than the actual hot springs
anyway. All the people I went with a staying for two month or more except one,
so most are going to be here until I go to Kenya so that is really good to have
people I know here for the rest of my time. The person who is leaving is
Marscha from my induction; it is kind of weird how I haven’t really seen her so
much, but the others from my induction a lot, even though she is really nice.
She will have her goodbye dinner on Monday; I think that Grace doesn’t really
approve of us having eating out so much the last couple of days, since I didn’t
really do it a lot in the beginning. But it is good I think to go when it is
for something other than just to eat out, but also to say goodbye. My second
cousin from Iceland and some of his friends might also be coming to Arusha on
Monday, as they have to take their flight out of Kilimanjaro airport on
Tuesday, but I don’t really know when and things like that, but they are all
invited. I am sure that it could be really fun to be many as well. In the
evening Laura and I made play dough for the children for tomorrow and it was
surprisingly good, since we hadn’t tried doing it before and we only had a cup
to measure with. My first day doing micro finance is tomorrow, I am so excited!
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