Today I had the opportunity to ride an ostrich! Have you seen pictures of ostriches? They are the very big birds that cannot fly, and they have long necks. I went to an ostrich farm outside of Nairobi. The workers there helped me up onto the ostrich and I got to ride it around the pen. It was a very bumpy and crazy ride. Fortunately the Kenyans were helping lead the ostrich around. Otherwise I think I might have fallen off!
I have been continuing to take my Swahili classes. The Kenyans I meet seem to be quite amazed about the Swahili that I speak. Yesterday I stopped along the road where some people were playing checkers. They invited me to play. And so I sat down and played. Everyone was laughing at seeing an American girl playing checkers on the side of the road. I didn't win, but it was fun.
This week I was very immersed in Kenyan culture when I had to do my laundry. In Kenyan washing machines are very rare. People typically wash clothes by hand in a basin. It is a very time-consuming and tiring task. But I did have clean clothes when I finished.
I have been eating lots of fresh mangoes, pineapples, and avacados. Yesterday, the groundskeeper at my Swahili school climbed up in a tree to pick me guava fruits. I am really excited to try them but have to wait for them to get ripe.
Hope you are having a great summer.
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