Filed under: Africa, Cleveland, Kisumu, Marcs, Ohio, Priest wife, connectionkenya, funny, interesting, laundry, mama, underwear, women's issues
In my preparation for Africa, my husband and I had many conversations. He would tell about his other trips to Africa and some of the things that I might expect. I asked him about the laundry situation. He told me that others will do our laundry. It is their way. They will wash and iron our clothes. I thought at the time that this will be strange for me, to have someone else wash my clothes.
On my last visit into Cleveland, Ohio to visit my mom, we went shopping at Marcs. She wanted to buy me a few things for the trip. We picked up toiletries and the like. While at the store, my mom suggested that I buy new underwear. (more…)
Filed under: Africa, Kisumu, Lake Victoria, Meijers, Nakumatt, Priest wife, Ragu, connectionkenya, food, interesting, mama, missionary, women's issues
Mama drove us into town today to get our email and send off some new dispatches! We stopped off at Nakumatt. It is similar to Kmart. It was strange being in an air-conditioned place.
I have not been doing too well with the food here. So while I was in Nakumatt I started to look around for some food that maybe I could eat. I ran into a woman named Patricia from Indiana. She was in her 60’s. She does mission work here 6 months out of the year. She has been doing this now for over 6 years. She told me that getting a sick tummy was the price that you pay for the work we do.
I bought Ragu. It was such a small jar and it cost almost $4.50 American dollars. I picked up a jar of Jiffy peanut butter and a loaf of white bread. (more…)
