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Published: June 18th 2017
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4th February
We stopped off at a busy piece of the city where there was lots of activity.
We say a man making shoes from the tyres. My husband went and had a look while out guide was buying us some goats ribs to snack on. I took photos from the car.
Everyday life and the color is so interesting. In every country it's different.
Being able to capture life just as it is, is important. Each country has its own feeling.
He returned with two pairs. The expensive ones make from the motorbike tyre for himself and the cheaper pair made from the car tyre for me.
We went to visit a family in a small village.
Our car became stuck and we all had to get out and push. We arrived at the house and we where told that this man has two wives and five children.They lived in a square mud house with a dirt floor. The kitchen was a separate round house a few meters away. They used bottles in the walls like windows to let in light.
Very clever.
Then for decorations they used metal bottle tops like a
mosaic on the outside of the house. They really have nothing but they are all so happy.
We shared a milky tea with them in a plastic cup that had fly's buzzing around our heads.
I found out that it was the ladies job to make the house.
I don't think I could build one!
We then went to visit another school. This school was bigger. The uniform was still the same. Woolen navy jumper, white shirt, khaki pants navy skirts.
We were there to plant more trees.
This time the school had concrete floors and the walls where painted with some murals. The children sang a song for us and I stared to cry.
It was so beautiful.
I'm crying now just writing about it.
We stopped at another market on the way back to the hotel.This time there where lots of cows for sale. My daughter and myself where on our own looking at the cows when a Maasai man dressed in traditional clothing came up to us.
"I will give you 5 cows for your daughter," he said.
Ahhhhh.... My first instinct was to say, "Well, let's make it 10 and
it's a deal!"
But I just kept quiet and smiled.
She gripped my arm very tightly and frantically looked for her father.
I laughed a little and shook my head. He smiled and then left.
When we retold the story our guide said, "You could have had 20 cows for her and then you would never have to work again."
The other guide looked a little puzzled and said, "We couldn't get that many cows in the car. How would we get them back home?"
Needless to say we didn't sell our daughter and we have a great story to tell when she gets married.
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