Way of life and the Matatus

Yesterday night Deb arrived (another PT student from Mac) and the rest of the group also returned from their weekend trip to a rainforest (Kakameca…north of Kisumu). So yesterday night was pretty fun having a large group of people in the home. All together, there is 3 OT students from Mac, 2 PT students from U of T and 4 PT students from Mac (including myself). Today we decided to come back to Kisii to check emails and look around some more. I decided it would be a good time to tell you guys a little more about how Kenya is like India and about the Matatus.. Well.. Kenyans love to sell stuff to you in the same manner as an Indian would. My mom would love it actually because she could use her bartering skills to the max. Also, showering is the same with the bucket over the head and they also eat chapathi.. which is sooooooo good! The toilets are also the same which I talked about already. There is also a lot of Indians in the area.. so it’s very interesting to see a lady wearing outfits shopping at the local Nakumatt.. which is a large superstore of East Africa.. also owned by Indians.. it reminds me of Walmart.. seriously…. They sell everything.. The matatus are also very interesting and fun to ride.. sometimes. They are small mini buses that they pack full of people. They will literally try to fit 14 people plus a driver and a man that collects money in a car that should only hold 10. They also drive pretty fast and pay some local music .. which is fun. That’s the way we’ve been traveling to the city of Kisii.. a 20 to 30 min. drive from Rongo on a matatu. Tomorrow I will be starting my placement at the Opapo clinic. Hopefully I’ll be able to jump onto the internet again next week (Saturday or Sunday) and fill you guys in on how the week went “at work”. Bye for now! And Miss you all!