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Monday, April 9, 2012

revisiting Marugue

I had decided to go back to Kenya to visit Marugue again. I had a lot of stuff on my hands so I figured Marugue could cheer me up. I packed my things and brought extra money for the trip ahead. I even brought my battery powered fan to keep me cool. As I arrived in Kenya, I saw the streets they were some what crummy and the buildings were decent. certainly not a New New York. When I came to Marugue's village, I was greeted with a little less curiosity from the villagers as I been there before. I knocked on Marugue's door and asked if I could come in. He ushered me in and gave me some tea. It was kind of bitter and I asked "do you have any milk?" he nodded and then replied, "goat milk or cow milk?" I said cow and it was a little less bitter. being very tired from the flight I asked Marugue if I could go to town. he shook his head and "much too dangerous for boys like you, I will come. We came to the 'bus' which was a van stuffed with people. Marugue traded a goat for a ride and I had to ride on the side. when we got off  I wandered into a mattress store and bought a higher quality mattress then the one Marugue had. When we got home I placed it on the floor and took a nap. Turns out, I sleep through half the day and Marugue is arriving home just as I woke up. I felt awful. he gave me some more tea and it helped a little. I had dinner, it was potatoes and meat with carrots. Tired and full Marugue and I fell asleep on the new beds. Marugue thanked me for the mattress and then fell asleep.