Jokester

So there is this family staying at the Amani Center. None of the volunteers knows why they are there but they are. And they are annoying and obnoxious. Plus they hold the wazungu to a double standard when they think that we are being loud or annoying. Not good. Anywho, the other night Simon and I were sitting at a table eating our supper when out of the blue the dad decides to sit next to us. He doesn’t eat at the same table of the family and we think it is a tribal thing whereby “warriors” aren’t allowed to eat with women. So he sits down and the little girls start giggling. He doesn’t say a word. Simon tried to engage him in conversation and he gave a few one-word responses. Then he looked away and ate with a smirk on his face.

I wasn’t very pleased with this and neither was Simon. Had he conversed with us we wouldn’t have thought a thing about it. But he didn’t and hasn’t done so since. It should also be mentioned that this family treats the buffet as their personal food service and eats at will without any regard whatsoever to the fact that there are other people who need to eat. I think there have been 4 meals where there is nothing but Ugali (pate) and rice left for the volunteers.

In response to this we have decided to go and sit with him at supper, with the girls and talk amongst ourselves. We may even ask the girls about their opinions on women’s rights in Kenya!