I realized I haven't shared much about my homestay family. It's hard to describe what it's like to stay with a different family in a different culture. Here are a few pictures I've taken of my house...
My mum likes to decorate (just like my mom!) so I feel fairly at home in our brightly colored house (orange, red, lime green...)
I helped my mum pick out a new vase at a hand-made glass blowing shop. They had glass mugs with glass-blown elephant heads as handles. I was really tempted to buy them but realized they probably wouldn't make it home in one piece.
I share a bedroom with my 9 year old sister Tamara. She makes me laugh every morning as she rolls out of bed. I'm not used to little siblings so I'm thankful that my family is hosting me and allowing me to gain some much needed patience.
My family just moved into our house in July. Every weekend I'm away, I come home to something different, the walls painted a different color or a new tree planted in the yard.
I hope to share more about my family, but as I said before, it's hard to describe. I also don't want to violate their privacy and share too much. I'll be moving to a new homestay family when I move to Kisumu in two weeks. I think I've already said this, but time is going by so fast!
Children constantly watch TV here. I've been trying to get creative to get Tamara away from the trashy Mexican soap operas that are always on. I promised I'd get paper from the store so we could water-color paint today. Maybe if you're lucky, I'll paint a picture for you :)
