Dennis and I

Feelings about the last day

I feel kinda sad knowing that this is my last day at St.Mary's. I'm sad because I know I'm going to go home and wonder what if.... But who knows when I will be able to come back and check up on Dennis. I don't want this to be the only time I see him.He is the type of kid that will never forget me, but I want him to be able to say the same about me (that I will never forget him). I thought the trip was supposed to be a once in a lifetime experience; I didn't expect to make friends I'd want to see again.
I'm not that worried because I know that when I follow my dream of becoming a professional baseball player I will see him again. By that time when I come back and see Dennis, he will be a grown man and he will have went on with his life. When he goes on with his life, I want him to really experience life without being controlled. Hopefully by that time he will have a passport and I will bring him with me to Brooklyn. Well, today is my last whole day at the orphanage. So, I guess I will only have pictures and memories left until I come back again.

The thing that I am most proud of is me actually making friends. I thought that when I came here my momentum would shift toward stubborn but it actually made me more humble. I've realized that in life you never get anything by being stubborn; especially friends. To get something you want you have to work your hardest for it.

Our tents

The boys we taught

The Soccer Game

Today boys from St. Mary's played a soccer (futball)game against another team. They played some yellow team. I barely watched because while they were playing, I was practicing my futball skills. Last time i saw it, the score was 2-1. When the game was over the score was 6-2. We smoked them. Then after that, we went to Ms. Kehn's friend's house where we ate dinner. We had had fried chicken, collared greens, potatoes, broccoli, and chapati. dinner was great and you know me Kahlil- I finished the last piece of chicken. It was great.

Safari part 3

Today we went to the Masai Village and saw it. Outside they had a map made out of sticks and stones. Basically what it said was that the sticks were the gate and the middle section was the cow's house. it was real artistic because the gate was actually sticks. then we went inside. The chief said there were 31 brothers and 200 people in the village. We walked around the village then the people sand us a welcome song. It would have touched me but I barely heard it because of the flies. There were a bunch of flies because the cows had moo-moo on the floor. The houses were made out of cow moo-moo and the inside was tiny. To make a fire they used a stick, sand paper, and hard wood. Their beds were made out of cow skin. to start the fire you had to rub your hands back and forth on the fire stick. Then the steam comes out and the ashes will be on the sand paper. Then you get twigs and lay it on the ashes. Then you blow and there is your fire.