We went to visit Joshua this week, our oldest boy who is being sponsored at boarding school. We were lucky enough to be around and available on the first saturday of the month, which happens to be visiting day for his school. He is currently in Form 3 (a junior in high school) and quite a sweet and intelligent young man. He already chose a math and sciences focus for his studies and he would like to be an aeronautical engineer. Wow. You can imagine the ruckus that ensues when 5 ladies, 3 of whom are mzungu (white), go visit a teenage boy's boarding school. Joshua handled it with such grace, even though he will probably be teased for weeks to come ;) Quite an impressive young man.
The girls also got to experience a completely packed matatu ride with R&B music blaring, and then a drenching walk in an unexpected rain without our raincoats. Just a typical day in Kenya.
In other news, it was my birthday last week and it turned out to be a lovley day. I got to talk to my twinny who lives in Japan, to wish each other a happy birthday. I was given a very thoughtful gift of a mini-projector before I left for home movie nights while I was here. I stopped at one of the local dukas (shops) and got a big crate of sodas, which is always a treat here. Catherine hit up our new little bakery in town, and got fresh baked cupcakes and cakes, and we hung a sheet on the wall to serve as our screen. My kiddos and Jacky came, and we invited some of the neigorhood kids as well. That already put us at 16 people in a smallish living room, and then when the mamas came over to drop the kids off they asked if they could stay and watch too. Daktari Francis and my neighbor Judy also stopped by. Long story short, 29 people ended up enjoying the cinema magic that is Night at the Museum ;) It was a bit toasty and claustrophobic, and there was no chance of getting to the bathroom all night if you were sitting on the right side of the room.........and it was truly one of the best birthdays ever :).
I am a blessed girl.
Jessie
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Happy Birthday, Jessie! I love your movie night story- great pictures. It was nice to meet - and hear about Joshua's school experiences.
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ReplyDeleteWow I hope Joshua can stick with it! Aeronautical engineering will be tough but fortunately he's got a lot of support. Glad y'all are getting around fine. Sounds like there's plenty of rabbit and garden care to be done, hope the kids are up for it!
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Baba - "Best, (birth)day, ever!" But cannot see how 29 people could possibly fit in the living room! Glad to finally see Joshua. He has quite the ambition. Good for him.
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