Road Trip

It's a lot of fun when all the students get to pack into the buses and take a road trip. We got to do that twice this week!!! On Monday, after chapel, we went to a place called Village Market to watch a movie. Don't let the name fool you. This "village market" is more like an outdoor mall resort that would rival the beauty and sophistication of many pampering centers in the United States. Over the past few weeks, I've grown accustom to dirt streets and walking through trash on the sidewalks. So, while I was walking by the fancy Italian restaurants on a beautiful concrete walkway spanning a small river flowing from a swimming pool, I felt as if a couple bouncers would come "escort" me out to the parking lot because I wasn't on the list. The movie theater inside this resort was one of the nicest theaters I've ever been to. It was a new experience. I'm used to watching 20 minutes of advertisements on the big screen before the actual previews start. Instead I found myself standing up for the national anthem while the Kenyan flag was projected. ....I don't even remember much of the movie......

On Thursday, after chapel, we loaded up again and went to Gikomba. Gikosh as the kids call it, is the second largest market in Africa (so I'm told) . It's not, however, anything like the Village Market. It's located next to a slum in Nairobi and it's really crowded. Despite the vast area the market covers, it's packed full of people... packed! The visitors from the South Mac. Church of Christ provided some money for the students. They bought a bunch of nice clothes and even modeled some of them at our fashion show later that night. I laughed pretty hard when Jackton introduced us all to a new line of white-torn-up-toga-flower-skirts. I only wish I had my camera then.

Ryan