Okay so this ones been a loooooong time coming so lets do this people!
A little while ago I was walking down the street and as is normal looking at just about everything (taking in Africa) and I saw a man with his face painted all white. So thinking this was a witchdoctor I had a few opinions as a Christian man 1. Damn his evil powers back to hell with my trusty pocket holy water 2. Start praying silently or 3. get creeped out that he was making eye contact, grab my cross hanging on my neck and run.... being the brave man that I sometimes am I choose number 3 :D
Now after a few days I talked to Ron (the head of Starehe) and he told me that it was more likely a doctor who preforms special operations on little boys (decaping their captains) and then it made sense to me why when the little boys see me smile and wave at them they run away, they most think that if a guy with a white face did that to them, then whats the guy whos completely white going to do :P.
They have a word for all white people here, its Mazongo which means European, however thats its new meaning, it use to mean "One who holds their farts" no word of a lie. So seeing as how it means European and I am not one, I've started teaching all the little ones the word Canadain, to which they still responed MAZONGO, to which I have now started responeding with KENYIAN! (I live in Tanzania) after this they start responding with Canadian :) so all is right in the world now.
Anyways that was my story till I can find time to write another one for all you people out there, btw you all get little updates on my life, how about giving me some on yours? you all have my email or facebook so get to it! God bless :D
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