Friday

Oct 30

Today was the day that about half of the volunteers in the house left for Nairobi. Because of this, and the CCM winning the election (safety concerns), there weren't as many volunteers at the orphanage today. It was still very fun though, and the kids were more focused in class than past days. On Friday there is no second class, and an extra hour of playtime! I have become almost like a human jungle gym for the kids, and sometimes have as many as five of them climbing me. Another perk to Friday is that the kids got candy with their lunch, and got to play with some donated nail polish. The day was over very quickly, and then it was time to go home and enjoy the weekend! It was relatively quiet in town today, and no sign of any riots or otherwise because of the election results. This could partly be because people are very afraid of the government, as they do not take kindly to people speaking out against them. One of the highlights of the day was being able to sleep through the noises of the mosque for the first time this morning!

Pictures are various shots of the orphanage, the first one is my best friend there.