On Sunday after church the family joined John's university group for a trip up one of the highest buildings in Nairobi for a talk about the history of the city. We stood on a helicopter pad about 30 floors up and at the same time a gospel choir in costume were making a music video - lip syncing to their songs!
This is Kyama, the pastor for church planting at Mavuno Church
Spot the difference!!
Our trip to the Masai market was quite the experience. After a slight nappy mishap we were separated from the group. The market was fenced on all sides with one narrow gate entrance. Before we even neared the entrance the family was surrounded by 5 men who were encouraging us to come and buy. These guys we had been warned against - they take commission and railroad you into buying things at higher prices than locals can. Rule of thumb for bartering with stallholders is you ask how much - they give a price, you say 1/4 of that value then you slide together until you end up paying about 40% of original quoted price....
We tried so hard to shake these guys off but it was very difficult as they physically blocked your way and kept putting things into Emily's hands and encouraging the boys to spend... Below are our purchases which we are pleased with but not so pleased with the prices we paid. After eventually
re-connecting with the group we realised we had paid 5 times too much for the blanket! Oh well..
(The colour in this photo is terrible!) Think bright bright bright primary colours!
Things we brought at Masai market
-Masai blanket [John]
-Kenyan football jersey [Jesse]
-Sandels [Connie]
-Bangles x2 [Jesse/Finlay]
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