08/12
Nothing much to report except that I am finishing my personal statement but have way too much... The other news is that I was invited to a part at the house of the brother of my host mother for which I have to leave on Friday and only return on Sunday. Should be interesting though I have no clue what to expect and I might have to stay home as I got a cold in 25 degrees...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
05/12
Having had electricity for the past two weeks it is a hard hit in the face to be back in the project and having to write this outside in the last rays of sunlight. With all my gadgets charged though it is nice to listen to jazz while watching the sun disappear. The sunset in Africa is one of the most beautiful things even though it is over in a few minutes, or maybe that makes it so special.
We have returned to the village where in two weeks exactly two things have changed (some of the spinach had to be replaced and the newly wed of one of Peter's brothers lives with us now). It is amazing how time just slows down here when I think about what I did in those 2 weeks. What we did miss apparently was the entire rain season coming down in those 14 days. Everything is green. The maize has doubled in height and you can even see watermelons, although tiny.
Even though the new member of the family looks very young she of course has a child already. Strange is however that Peter said the wedding was two weeks ago meaning the child was born outside of marriage! Stone it!
It is nice to see that in a society that still hunts albinos from time to time, starts its new draft constitution with "In humble acceptance that god is the creator of all living things", kills homosexuals, burns thieves alive (last night while we were sleeping again) and do all of the above and much much more if you are from a different tribe and just stole an election, having a child before being married seems to be accepted. Speaking of death last week a neighbor died while working in Nairobi leaving behind a wife and two children. He was buried already when we arrived and you really cannot tell the difference as life continues as usual. I probably do not want to know how he died. And finally getting rid of the military draft would be no problem for Germany as there are enough hopeless Kenyans to fill the gaps. Whether at the coast, Nairobi or here the second choice of profession after either car mechanic or any of the other 4 jobs the 36 million normal Kenyans have (shop keeper, matatu driver, wood craftsman and of course farmer) is always the army.
Having had electricity for the past two weeks it is a hard hit in the face to be back in the project and having to write this outside in the last rays of sunlight. With all my gadgets charged though it is nice to listen to jazz while watching the sun disappear. The sunset in Africa is one of the most beautiful things even though it is over in a few minutes, or maybe that makes it so special.
We have returned to the village where in two weeks exactly two things have changed (some of the spinach had to be replaced and the newly wed of one of Peter's brothers lives with us now). It is amazing how time just slows down here when I think about what I did in those 2 weeks. What we did miss apparently was the entire rain season coming down in those 14 days. Everything is green. The maize has doubled in height and you can even see watermelons, although tiny.
Even though the new member of the family looks very young she of course has a child already. Strange is however that Peter said the wedding was two weeks ago meaning the child was born outside of marriage! Stone it!
It is nice to see that in a society that still hunts albinos from time to time, starts its new draft constitution with "In humble acceptance that god is the creator of all living things", kills homosexuals, burns thieves alive (last night while we were sleeping again) and do all of the above and much much more if you are from a different tribe and just stole an election, having a child before being married seems to be accepted. Speaking of death last week a neighbor died while working in Nairobi leaving behind a wife and two children. He was buried already when we arrived and you really cannot tell the difference as life continues as usual. I probably do not want to know how he died. And finally getting rid of the military draft would be no problem for Germany as there are enough hopeless Kenyans to fill the gaps. Whether at the coast, Nairobi or here the second choice of profession after either car mechanic or any of the other 4 jobs the 36 million normal Kenyans have (shop keeper, matatu driver, wood craftsman and of course farmer) is always the army.
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