What an incredible journey it was from Kisumu to the village on Sunday. We woke early in the morning on Sunday, enjoyed a breakfast at the side of Lake Victoria watching people fish with bamboo poles, and women collecting water.....carrying it out of the lake in barrels balanced on their heads.
It was then time to meet up with one of our host family's relatives...a Professor at the University.......a mathmathmetics professor at the University outside of Kisumu. He joined us as we went to a location for pictures directly under the equator. Imagine....standing at one moment with one foot in the Northern Hemisphere and the other in the Southern Hemisphere!!! Pretty cool!! (Of course our GESTURES were ALL in the Northern Hemisphere!!!!!!)
From the equator, we traveled to the Maceno Day School. The school was founded in 1908 and is the school where Barack Obama's father attended when he lived here in Kenya! They are all very proud to have a connection to our American candidate for President! The students were busy studying for examinations.....even on Sunday! After touring the secondary school, we toured the University and found it alive with activity!
The professor joined us for a lunch of chicken, french fries, chupa and tomatoes......yum!!
After leaving the professor it was time to make the final leg to the village. We were all excited and a bit anxious as we have been anticipating this for so long.....
Our arrival was stalled once again with a flat tire.....1 Kilometer from the village!!! Amazing with all the roads we have traveled that we just now get a flat tire.......as we changed the tire, many children surrounded us....children walking from the river with water....children walking home from Sunday studies at school......villagers on their way back from market....all curious....all welcoming...
We finally arrived and received quite the welcome!! All came to greet us and we were humbled at the reception.....we're only here to try to offer some assistance....yet the gesture is so greatly anticipated and appreciated....before we even accomplish anything!!! More details to come on the greeting.....just want you all to know we arrived safely!!!
It was then time to meet up with one of our host family's relatives...a Professor at the University.......a mathmathmetics professor at the University outside of Kisumu. He joined us as we went to a location for pictures directly under the equator. Imagine....standing at one moment with one foot in the Northern Hemisphere and the other in the Southern Hemisphere!!! Pretty cool!! (Of course our GESTURES were ALL in the Northern Hemisphere!!!!!!)
From the equator, we traveled to the Maceno Day School. The school was founded in 1908 and is the school where Barack Obama's father attended when he lived here in Kenya! They are all very proud to have a connection to our American candidate for President! The students were busy studying for examinations.....even on Sunday! After touring the secondary school, we toured the University and found it alive with activity!
The professor joined us for a lunch of chicken, french fries, chupa and tomatoes......yum!!
After leaving the professor it was time to make the final leg to the village. We were all excited and a bit anxious as we have been anticipating this for so long.....
Our arrival was stalled once again with a flat tire.....1 Kilometer from the village!!! Amazing with all the roads we have traveled that we just now get a flat tire.......as we changed the tire, many children surrounded us....children walking from the river with water....children walking home from Sunday studies at school......villagers on their way back from market....all curious....all welcoming...
We finally arrived and received quite the welcome!! All came to greet us and we were humbled at the reception.....we're only here to try to offer some assistance....yet the gesture is so greatly anticipated and appreciated....before we even accomplish anything!!! More details to come on the greeting.....just want you all to know we arrived safely!!!
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