Friday, March 16, 2012

KILLER

   
This week I went to a town called Gatundu. My ex-boyfriend Ben lives there. This kid is like the best thing ever. I really like him, as a FRIEND. He teaches dancing and baseball at the local schools and orphanages. We left our house at 8:30am and went to Thika to catch a matatu to Gatundu. Before we got on our matatu we went to our favorite store in town to get yogurt and water, then we were on our way!
Once we got to Gatundu Ben meet us at the stage and off we went to the field they play baseball at. The children that he usually plays with had school exams, so we got to play with some street children. They were SO cute.
When they would make a home run they would jump on to base and jump off. It was SO cute. 
Megan was the pitcher and not very good. 

After we played baseball we went to an art studio thing and Ben and his boys sang for us and we sang girls camp songs for them while waiting for someone to meet up with us, but, never ended up coming so off we went to the river. You know just a little walk down the road NOT. I have honestly NEVER been on a walk like this. But before we went, we had visit Ben's grandfather he was so nice and only had one tooth. 

After climbing the mountain.
See that hill in the back..well it looks flat but it is NOT. At ALL!!!!!! It is the toughest thing I have ever had to walk and that is saying a lot. I have climbed Half Dome before. But, once we got done climbing that mother of a wowzer we walked threw a banana tree jungle. Saw some kids swimming and walked over a Pipe to get to the other side of the river to go to the water falls. 
Some of the boys that were swimming

Walking across the bridge

This water fall totally reminded me of one that we went to in New Zealand. I have never wanted to jump into a river so badly before. But I knew it was not safe or a good idea.
Ben our tour guide. He is so kenyan. I love being with him! Once we were done here we walked back to the matatu stop so we could come home. It was a really good day. I would go visit again but there is not enough time this trip. 

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