Day 4 visit with Maruge

Taking in everything that happened yesterday was crazy and life changing. Many of us have dreams that we are chasing, these kids have dreams, but are being held back from chasing them. They have to worry about things that we have the privilege to not even have to think about. These kids are so bright and wonderful, no different then us, although the life they live is a lot harder.

As I got up and out of bed, I smelled something delicious. Maruge was cooking. He had breakfast made and said, "We are going to school today." I rushed back, grabbed my uniform, which happened to be hanging on the hanger after being washed, and went to breakfast. In Kenya you have to hand wash all clothing, and then hang to dry. Not as easy as we have it in the U.S.

We hopped in our van and headed to school. The kids greeted me at the gate as they did yesterday. They are starting to make a routine of greeting me. It is really a highlight of my day, to see the smiles they share. We headed into class and I changed it up and sat with Maruge. I loved sitting with the children, but I haven't gotten much of a chance to sit with Maruge or learn much about him. In the van, I asked if tomorrow we could spend the day together. He seemed a little disappointed as if he wanted to go to school, but he agreed.

Knowing how much he loves school, I wanted to observe him doing what he loves. As I watched throughout the lesson he pretty much tuned the class out. He saw what was going on and just kept practicing his kittens and numbers until they were perfect. He would look up and realize what was going on, get a grasp, and tune out again. Although he was one of the top students, he did not pay as much attention as we are told to at SBMS.

As the school day ended, we hopped in our van to go home. Maruge and I made a lovely dinner and headed to bed. Today was not as much of an eye opener to their culture, but it was an amazing day.