A day in Nairobi

A day in Nairobi. We first stopped at the school and had to get a list together of all the orphans and single parent children so we would know how much to purchase. We have a large list of needed items, for example; blankets, bed sheets, toothpaste, soap, sweaters, t-shirts, sanitary items, underwear and several other items. When we finally left it was around 11 and it took about an hour to get there. Then we made it into the city and I noticed on the way in how very dirty Nairobi is. They pile garbage up anywhere and the smell was very bad. As we were driving in one area the driver told us to roll up our windows and lock our doors. There was one child about 10 years old that ran beside my window with a small whiskey bottle hanging from his mouth, yelling at us. That’s when the driver told us to be careful of my camera also, not to hang out the window and take pictures because the children will grab them out of your hands. Then we made it to the Uniform Distributors Ltd. Building and bought all the blankets, t-shirts, socks, bed sheets, mosquito nets and sweaters that were needed. We had to hire another matatu (taxi) to take everything back to Nice View! The kids are going to be so excited! I can’t wait to see their faces and see the blankets and sheets on their beds. Although we need to get some more mattresses for the beds! Pauline had asked me what our “national dish” in the states was. I said it would probably be pizza, so for lunch she took us to a pizza place! Imagine, I’m around the globe and we end up in a pizza joint! It was very good though! Then we left the city and on the way home we drove by a slum just outside Nairobi, it was shacks all clustered together. The slums are very close to the city and the surrounding area is very dirty. We didn’t make it to the city center so I don’t know what that looks like, but we plan on going into Nairobi again soon for more supplies. Now for all you Midlanders – you can feel right at home here in Tala!