Washing

There is a tradition here is Kenya that I have learned. It is customary to pour water on a person on there Birthday. This symbolizes the washing away of the old year and starting off this one new and clean. It's also really fun to plan and catch the person off guard. It's kind of like a one sided water fight. It was one of my friends here, Goodness, birthday on Saturday and then in was Hillary's yesterday. Don't worry. We got them both pretty well. It involved garbage cans full of water. I think I may bring this tradition back with me to America...

This week has finally started to feel like school. I had 3 tests, they call them CATs here (continuous assessment test), and a paper due. It's been busy.

Last Sunday I went to church with the Korean exchange students to a Korean church in Nairobi. It just happened to be the day that they were celebrating what is like the Korean version of Thanksgiving, so we had lots of really good Korean food. I know I'm in Africa, but I figure I should get all the culture I can while I'm here, even if it's Korean and I'm not in Korea. I also learned how to informally say "Hi" in Korean. The formal way was too long...

That's all for now! 

ps. I was told the color was hard to read before. Is this better?