Last week I realized that all women, all over the world, care a lot about their hair. Whether they’re getting it dyed, cut, curled, permed, moisturized, pleated (braided) or straightened, women spend countless hours of their lives tending to their hair. However, it seems to me that we want what we can’t have. For instance, I wish my hair were curly, like Alan’s, but not as crazy :) Curly-haired women want straight hair, blonds want dark hair, brunettes lighten theirs, and many of the girls at the college want my hair.
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Back in Tala… with pictures!
Hakuna shida hapa (no problem here)! That is, my shamba seems to have been unaffected by my month’s absence, but the political stalemate is still the talk of the country. The violence has stopped for the most part (and it was never in OUR area of Kenya) but both candidates are claiming to have won the election and refuse to talk to each other. VSO calls this atmosphere an “uneasy calm” and they’ve decided to assess each placement on a case-by-case basis. Sorry, western Kenya volunteers! Tala’s safe for now, and we finally got the “OK” to head back on January 19th. This was good news because we were getting sick of being on house arrest in a crappy hotel in Nairobi with all the other volunteers.
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Happy Holidays!
Sara and I won’t be updating much in the next two weeks as we are going on a safari (“journey” in Kiswahili) to Mombasa! I don’t think there will be any of the big five animals Kenya’s known for where we’re going, but we’ll keep our eyes out during the bus trek.
We have taken hundreds of pictures these last few months and we selected the best of those to keep you busy while we’re gone. Here are some samples:
Or you can view the gallery by clicking HERE.