My 6th day with Maruge Wa Juma-The 6th day

On my 6th day with Maruge. Maruge took me to his hut where he lived when he was a boy like me. He said that his mom was beautiful and  how his brothers and sisters were so amazing I asked him when was the last time you saw them he said he didn't remember. I had to think think the last time is was that sad. I put myself in Maruges position. I felt really bad for him and what happened to him. The rest of the day was a little AWKWARD and so we took it easy on talking.    

My 5th day with Maruge, wa gatano – the fifth day

My fifth day with Maruge was unbelievable we got to go on a safari. We saw a prides of lions, zebras, rhinos elephants giraffes and more, they were all wild. Their were baby cubs. We saw some lions having dinner.

My 4th day with Maruge Wa kana - the fourth day

On my 4th day I spent the day with the kids from the village. I learned that the kids play Mancala but they dig holes in the ground to use as the pockets and rocks as the marbles. They also played with hacky sacks. There was lots of laughter, games, singing, and dancing, some of the kids made instruments. 

My third day with Maruge Wa gatatũ – the third day

I got out of my tent I saw Maruge he said jambo whats that "hello" oh cool. We spent all day working in Maruges little farm, at the end Jane Obinchu stopped by and said she had a little surprise for us, Jane Obinchu the teacher that really taught Maruge. turns out that she was super cool and she took us to little restaurant called Wagon Hotel on Elgeyo st and Oloo st. I know I was vegetarian but when I saw the menu I decided to stop for a little. Chicken curry m mm, it wasn't that fansy but it was good to spend time with Maruge. 

My day with Maruge wa kerĩ - the second day

I woke up to the loud sound of chickens, I sat up in my tent in front of Maruges house I could still feel the rocks pushing into my back. My back was aching from the hard ground. I got dressed came out of my tent. I knocked on Maruges door he came out and saw my tent still up he told me to pack it up and said we have a long day out of the town. We started walking through the town and all these little kids came up to me and started looking at my new clean clothes and started pick pocketing and one of the little kids asked what my phone was? said this allows you to talk to someone very very far away. They looked at me as I was crazy, Maruge took a step forward and spoke in his native language, I was amazed of how it sounded.The same kid that asked me what was my phone picked it up and started talking to himself. A little while later we where on top of a mountain I was still thinking of his language I asked him what language he was speaking he replied with Bantu Kikuyu. I asked how do you say drum, Kĩhembe what about orange - Ngoikoni  lion - Mũrũthi. We went back to the the village and the sunset was already gone.

My visit with Maruge day 1

When I arrived to Maruge's home village Eldoret, Kenya it was hard for me to look into Maruges eyes thinking about his past. He showed me around to his village and to the kids. He brought me passed the school it was still up and kids going their. He helped me and some of the kids took my stuff a little hotel about 1 mile away I said I would like to stay in their village and set up my tent.