another home visit!

The students got another chance to visit their families and relatives this month and this time it was so much different than my usual visits. this time round i had so much to learn. first we all assembled in eastleigh where we divided ourselves into groups.i was glad because my group members were very eager which made it easier for me. it was only a walking distance from the centre. i have never eaten so much in my life! in every home that we went to, there was something served. i had tea, roasted corn, chapati with meat stew, fries and so much more. i guess since our african culture tells us that it is impolite not to accept someone's hospitality, i stuffed myself with all that was served and believe me, coming back to the eastleigh centre was a great task!as first it was just bad luck after bad luck. first i went with edward and margaret, some of the students, and found their mother was sick, went on to mary waithera's place and she was told she had to attend her grandmother's memorial who died while she was still at the farm. i was really touched by the courage that these kids have. as i sat down with margaret's mother, i could not help but admire these kids who come from such humble backgrounds and are proud to show us their previous lives and open up even their hearts. i was glad that all the consent forms that i had were all signed and it was a successful day.


phillipo