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This Is Africa (TIA)

A LISTING OF THINGS YOU WILL ONLY SEE OR DO IN AFRICA!!!

1. Strapping a sleeping 2-year old into a car seat and placing the car seat on top of a luggage cart . . . . allowing my 8-year old daughter to push the luggage cart (following me) down the road at the Nairobi Airport to get from one terminal to another (the sidewalk was blocked).

2. Having a power outage twice in the same day (with no thunderstorm).

3. Having a small herd of cattle (roaming freely) walk past the front of your house (in the middle of a city).

4. Buying a cell phone, then a SIM card, and then buying the minutes for the phone - all for around 3,199KSh ($35).

5. Having multiple geckos in your house, and being happy because they eat bugs.

6. Soaking your dishes in bleach-water after washing them to kill bacteria in the water.

7. Paying for meals and transportation, as well as providing housing for someone to paint the inside of our house.

8. Being able to stop and talk to anyone on the street

9. Drinking sodas from glass bottles.

10. Sending someone money through a cell phone (Mpesa).

11. Being so excited to see Skippy P-nut Butter that you don't realize that you are paying $10 for a jar.

12. Referring to the kitchen staff at Agape as the "Stomach Department."

13. Paying 200 Kenyan Shillings ($2.00) per week for trash pickup.

14. Getting bugs in my computer; yes real bugs!

15. Paying $5 for a doctor's visit, $5 for a shot, and $5 for a prescription (without insurance).

(To Be Continued)

Matatu, Tuk Tuk, Piki, & Boda Names

1. Vuvuzela

2. Mr. Nice Guy

3. Syvio Ndyvio (Is that not so? Is it so?)

4. Happy Moments

5. PM Farasi (Horse)

6. Jubalani (Celebrate)

7. Pendo (Ponder)

8. Posh

9. Inspiration

10. Duru (Parrot) Rita

11. Silent Hero

12. Snypper

13. Mapema (In Good Time)

14. Morah (Female Teacher?)

15. Buro Team

16. Martina

17. God Is Able

18. High Hope Hour

19. Gracious Name

20. Master #4

21. Yesu Ni Bwana (Jesus Is Lord)

22. God Knows

23. In God We Trust

24. Cheddah (Cash Money)

25. Defender

26. Ridah Prestige

27. Big Issue

28. Last Born

29. God's Victory

30. Rebel

31. The Bullet

32. Dream World

33. Lady Bird

34. Strategic Options

35. Double Line

36. Nguano Nysae (God's Mercy)

37. Time Will Tell

38. Mama Grace

39. Black White Liberation

40. Genesis

41. Manwar (Strong Man)

42. Paradise

43. Balozi (Ambassador)

44. General

45. The Hunter

46. Baba Sammy

47. Mr. Nice Guy

48. Respect

49. Bazemark

50. A Girl Baby

51. Desire (not to be confused with a Streetcar Named Desire)

52. Blessings of God

53. Time Will tell

54. Redemption

55. Avalanche

56. God's Answer

(To Be Continued)

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Perry Post #11