Home away from home

Here are just a few glimpses of our hometown in Kenya - Tala.

This is a row of kiosks. Each is very small and each has their own specific things they sell. We go to one kiosk for eggs, one for milk, one for cabbage etc. It makes for a long shopping time going to each kiosk, but most are very close so we park the car and walk.

Here is Chuck and Pauline walking into Rat Race - our local kiosk for getting our top-up cards for our phones.

Tala has the kiosk area which leads to the market - this area is closer to the market. You will find second hand clothing, vegetables, second hand shoes etc. But you can also buy 1 bar of soap, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 dixie cup of kerosene - that is how most people buy these (and many more items) because they can not afford anything in a bigger quantity.

This is the market and my favorite place to shop and watch people. The women are all friendly and wanting you to buy their vegetables/fruits/pots & pans because they will give you "bei mazuri" (good price)! On market days this area is packed with people selling 1 head of cabbage, 1 banana and trying to make enough to feed their family that night.

Sorry if you have a weak stomach! This is the butchers. In the morning the butcher will slaughter a goat, hang it in the window and wait for customers. When we went in he simply hacks off a chunk of goat from the window with a machete, weighs it on the scales (bones and all) and wraps it in brown paper.

Sometimes you'll even get a small package of herbs/spices to boil the meat in!

On the far right of the picture are the intestines which are considered the choicest part (Kenyans say the sweetest part). Yes I have had them and sorry to my Kenyan friends and family but I don't consider them to be the sweetest!

So there is a small picture of what our home away from home looks like. It is pretty rustic and getting supplies for the school isn't possible here, but our daily needs were met.

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