Day 2 visit with Maruge

Today I woke up somewhat early, either to the sound of Maruge's chickens or the way I slept. Either way I was so happy to have risen to see the sunset. The sunset was a beautiful pink and orange color. I decided to go find a spot under a tree and watch it rise the rest of the way. I found my spot underneath an Acacia tree. An Acacia tree looks somewhat like a a bush on a tree. It is not full, the tree does not have many leaves. As I sat down on a rock under the tree I was overwhelmed with thoughts like a waterfall rushing towards me. I didn't try to stop them, they were a pleasant surprise, as they rushed in I thought a little bit about them and then moved on. Things came up like; how would it be for me to live here, how would I spend my days, what would school be like, etc.... I came to a conclusion that I love the place I live and all the components to it, although Kenya is a great place to visit.

I set back for the house, walking through the deep brush and others farms and animals. Maruge was already awake and was drinking something that appeared to be coffee. He looked at me with a puzzled look as if wondering if I was lost. Then he built up the courage to say, "Where were you?" I looked up and pointed towards the fields, he still seemed very confused. Then I thought and said,"I was watching the sunset." He looked at me as if he was approving and then said, "You didn't seem like the adventurous type." "Well you guessed wrong", I answered with solemn respect. " Looks like we might have a change of plans", he said with a smirk.

Before we could go anywhere, we had to eat something. Maruge made us potatoes and beans, they were very good although not very filling. As you can tell by the meals, they do not have the abundance we have. Kenya is not the wealthiest place around.  The people are not greedy, they take what they have and use/save it wisely.

Maruge and I set off to find a van to take us to our destination. The problem was Maruge wouldn't tell me where we were going. So, once we found a van, we just headed toward our "destination". I started to become a little queasy, the car was hot, musty and the road was bumpy; I was not feeling so great. Then, all of a sudden, the driver said something I couldn't quite understand and opened the door and Maruge headed out.

The place was beautiful, I still didn't know where we were though. Maruge started heading up what looked like a trail, so I followed. All of a sudden I could hear rushing water, then we reached a clearance and there it sat -  a waterfall. It was so beautiful, trees were surrounding it. Then, all of a sudden I saw Maruge heading toward the water, he walked in as if it were a pool not a waterfall rushing down toward him. I decided I only live once, so I walked in as well. After a long swim in the waterfall we headed back and got in a van.  What a journey.

Later that night after dinner Maruge told me we went to Thomson Falls. After cleaning the dishes, I headed to bed.