


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.
3 comments:
I like this one cause this is there real language.
I love that you incorporate the children of the village, rather than just sticking with Maruge. Good Job, Tor
1:hard to look in his eyes...wanting to tent...wonderful photos
2:kids marveling at your phone...great explanation...love the photo of the little girl on the cell phone...great language lesson
3:lunch with Maruge and Teacher Jane...I like how you brought her into your visit
4:Great photo of mancala...your YouTube makes me want to clap along-very cool...asante
5:baby lions and baby elephants...almost as cute as the Kenyan kids
6:powerful day...I like how you described it...taking it easy on talking....
7:
Kaleb, this was so good. Fun and thoughtful and touching. I really enjoyed hearing your words take me along with you and Maruge. Your pictures so perfectly fit what you were talking about. I looked for a link and was so anticipating your last day and your words of your souvenirs, the lesson(s) you learned from Maruge, and your good bye. I was sad it ended so quickly. Exceellent job though. Keep it up. Just don't leave us hanging next time.
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