Training part 2

Greetings from Loitokitok.

After all of the time I have spent in this little town over the past year, the beauty of Mount Kilimanjaro never ceases to amaze me.  I’ve been fortunate to call Loitokitok home for at least a short time as its probably one of the most beautiful places I will ever live in.

As I mentioned before I am helping out with training once again.  I sure have spent a lot of time with this new group of trainees.  It has been interesting to watch them develop over the past few weeks.  I really enjoy being on this side of the training.  I am mostly here to answer their questions and assist with anything.  I was pretty busy this last week though, as I had to assist during numerous question and answer sessions.  They have been grateful for all of us volunteers helping out.  Its surprising how much they have changed in such a short time.  Since it is so close to Christmas I have decided to stay in Loitokitok until after Christmas rather than head back to site only to turn around again to pick up my dad at the airport.

Since I’ve been here I already have visited my mama and baba a few times.  Tuesday I stopped by my mama’s clinic to say hello and she bought be a coke.  I asked why she didn’t buy one for herself also.  She said she had just taken tea and ask if I had tea that morning to which I responded that I did not take tea that morning.  Shocked, she just stared at me for a second and said, “My God” as if something devastating had happen.

Unfortunately, my brothers aren’t around as they are in Nakuru visiting their grandma.

Paul and Ginnie will be here in a few days for Christmas and I am told some other volunteers will also be around.  It should be another exciting Christmas in Loitokitok.  Maybe I’ll get to slaughter a goat again.