Hi Everyone,
Kuwa na Krismasi njema! Merry Christmas from Kenya!
We had a great Christmas in Nunguni with Peter Kimeu and his large family. There were 3 other Americans celebrating with us- one girlfriend, one college friend, and one wife- in addition to 4 of his 5 children, so it was a full house. The main celebration was on Christmas Eve, where everyone feasted on goat and chipati, exchanged gifts, and ended with an dance party which included Peter's octogenarian mother, Mwaitu. Will and I had made some Christmas sugar cookies from my aunt Mary's famous recipe, so that gave us Americans a slice of home.
Mwaitu and Pius
Peter leading the dance line with a Maasai leadership stick.We were fortunate enough to have a Christmas tree- i.e. two evergreen branches tied together and decorated with balloons! We even had twinkling Christmas lights (when the electricity was working- it's only 4 months old).
On Christmas day, we endured a marathon Mass (3.5 hours!) and gave Peter's new nyama choma (roasted goat meat) restaurant a trial run. It officially opened the day after Christmas and has already experimented with new flavors in my honor (i.e. roasted chicken).
We hope you all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends and wish you a happy and prosperous New Year!
-Rachel
The Kimeu family
Charlie Brown ain't got nothin' on Kenya. Perhaps we can make a Christmas special! ;-)
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