I can't believe I'm over halfway through....

So, tonight is my last night in Ruiru and I'm pretty sad actually! I
really enjoyed being here. I was only here for 3 full days, but I
really think it's the happiest I've been this whole trip! The work I
did wasn't that exciting, and I hardly played with the kids, but the
people I met were some of the kindest and most hospitable people I've
met in Kenya. Peter and Ann and definitely two people I hope to see
in the future, especially since Ann and I never got to make chocolate
chip cookies together! (Don't worry; she's got the recipe!) Anyway,
most of the time I colored up in the office. I am no artist, but it
was still fun to try to draw a camel, a bear and several other
animals. I just hope the kids can tell what they are! Many of my
friends should feel honored since I used their names and hobbies in
the 3 "simple sentences" posters I made. When I did play with the
kids it was almost kind of scary! Very unlike my field games from
before. They completely swarmed me. All of a sudden there were like
15 six-year olds crowding around my feet. I think they were confused
by me and my oversized camera because they have definitely been
staring at me for the past three days. Then, they started asking me
something in Swahili, which, of course, I didn't understand. And then
they started making peace signs and holding up 3 fingers and thumbs
up. I'm really hoping those aren't obscene hand gestures in Kenyan
culture! I got a little overwhelmed and they had to go back to class,
so after about 10 minutes, I decided it was time to go back up to the
posters!

Tomorrow I leave for Nairobi in the morning. I'm excited t spend the
weekend with Morgan and Hilary (friends from Carolina) since I haven't
seen them for a very long time. It'll also be nice to see some
familiar faces before heading to Kisumu on Sunday! Thanks for the
prayers!

love,

emily

PS More pictures! http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2013016&id=1403340039&l=a1bedabb99

PPS I think this is my shortest blog ever!=