Cowabunga Dude!

Earlier this week, we welcomed six new additions to the Page Family!  No, not kids but turtles.  There are two big turtles (2' long), two medium-sized turtles (18" long), and two small turtles (12" long), so inevitably they became the mommy and daddy turtles, the boy turtles, and the girl turtles.  The turtles used to be at Agape's drop-in center for the street boys to play with, but when the drop-in center closed the turtles have been relegated to a cage.  We thought they would be much happier at our house!

Here are a few photos of our new friends (and a few other pictures):

A local lizard hanging out outside our house.  They are really fast!  Lizards are a good thing . . . it means that there aren't any snakes around.

Seth with one of the medium-sized turtles.

Connor with her new friend.

One of the big turtles trying to escape . . . i don't think he'll be successful getting over the 8-foot wall!

Seth with one of the small turtles.

Seth playing ball with our friend and guard, Moses.  Moses is from the Masai tribe.

Other Turtle Tidbits

• The street boys sometimes refer to themselves as "ninjas."  We weren't sure why until one of the Agape boys told us that the street boys had seen the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," and the turtles in the movie live in the sewers.  Because the street boys live, sleep, and hide in the sewers, as well, they started calling themselves "ninjas."
• The largest tribe around Kisumu is the Luo.  While many are Christians, there are some that remain superstitious and dabble in old African religions.  We were told that some Luos are terrified of turtles because they are used in witchcraft. So, we decided that we are going to put a sign on our gate: "Beware of Turtles!"