I was was wrong when I said we'd kill a goat for Christmas... we killed two. We actually missed out on the actual slaughtering, but we arrived in time to watch the meat being cut and to eat some of the first meat coming off the grill.
No meat was wasted. Personally I ate the liver, ribs, some leg, and even some intestine blood sausage. The liver and intestine sausage was surprisingly good. Later on they made soup from the blood, goat head, and added bark and roots. I was going to try it but we got a great phone-call from my parents. It was so good to hear word from home!
Throughout the day the kids and moma's hung out in the kitchen and inside the house, while the men (mzee) sat outside roasting meat and drinking. Well.. It starts out mostly roasting, but by nightfall it's mostly drinking. They have this local wine called "muratina" that is brewed from honey and a kenyan beer called "tusker". I tried a little of both and sat out with the men for part of the evening. It was a lot of fun. We discussed a little politics, america, kenya, and even religion. Inside we played card games with the kids and even some hackey-sack. Oh! I haven't mentioned hackey sack. I started playing in the airport on the way to Kenya and i haven't stopped. By the time i return home i'll have another badge to put my hippie belt. ;-)
After the party we returned home in a taxi that was meant to seat 7. We fit 13! It was pretty amazing. Oh and a baby... So 14. We got home around midnight and finished off the day with Mandy loosing her lunch/dinner in the bushes. I suppose that's what happens when you get used to a low meat diet and then eat half a goat. Overall a good christmas though!
In other news... Flies decided to land on our laundry and form cacoons around themselves. See picture above. it's hard to see, but it's the size of a large house fly except it's covered in a white cacoon with the edge of its wings poking out. Our family had no idea what they were, but we found almost 7 hidden on the laundry line. eerie... Oh, and Wadudu means bugs and Wazimu means crazy.
We had a secret santa exchange with the volunteers. The picture above is from the secret santa party a few days after christmas. I received a soccer ball! that'll be a hit with my students.
Things are quickly wrapping up in our pre-service training. We leave loitokitok this Sunday for Nairobi to be sworn in officially and then it's off to lake victoria!
Oh... And lance, i have no idea where to get mosquito nets in the u.s. Maybe online. The good nets here are all dipped in a mild insecticide to deter bugs from hanging out. I think it paralyzes them.
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