Well, it's not too often we get outside the walls of Karim to check out the neighborhood. Two or three times a week we (the visitor's) go to tow
n to go to the market, get supplies, water, toilet paper and maybe go to the internet cafe and have lunch in town while the children are at school. And even when we go, our ride, drives in the gate and we are picked up inside the walls of Karim. The weather has been so hot, over +30 everyday, but one day it was maybe only +26 so we decided to go for a walk to the junction. We see quite a different view, 
walking, then we do speeding down the road in our Safari landcruiser. Our dusty, dirt road is quite busy with the locals walking their animals to the river for a drink of water, the Boda Boda's (motorcycle taxi's) giving the locals a ride home or to town and the local children walking the road to and from school. Well, we did make it to the junction and back, a little more hot and sticky and dirty than when
we left but a great walk it was visiting with the locals. When the children got home from school the children wanted to ride bikes, like they do everyday when they get home, now that the bikes are fixed and they can ride them, thanks to Bibi Jean. Well, the yard is full of gravel, to keep down the mud situation when it rains, so learning to ride a bike on gravel is very difficult. Well, when Rehema led the way outside the gates of Karim to the du
sty neighborhood road, with one of the bikes, we ALL followed...even the toddlers! This was exciting for all the kids. The kids laughed and chased Rehema down the dirt road as she tried to ride a bike. She did great but got alot of giggles from the local ladies sitting on the side of the road, selling their goods. And of course, every few minut
es, we had to clear the kids off the road so the herds of cows, goats, donkeys and sometimes even the pigs, could get by. The odd Boda Boda would come flying by and the little ones would scream and run because they are so afraid of them! Then Cianna, a visitor from Lethbridge, and Mama Linda took a turn. What
fun that was, riding down the road with one child on the back, hanging on for dear life, and the others all running behind you, laughing and giggling and yelling "my turn, my turn". YES, it was a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!! :)
n to go to the market, get supplies, water, toilet paper and maybe go to the internet cafe and have lunch in town while the children are at school. And even when we go, our ride, drives in the gate and we are picked up inside the walls of Karim. The weather has been so hot, over +30 everyday, but one day it was maybe only +26 so we decided to go for a walk to the junction. We see quite a different view, 
walking, then we do speeding down the road in our Safari landcruiser. Our dusty, dirt road is quite busy with the locals walking their animals to the river for a drink of water, the Boda Boda's (motorcycle taxi's) giving the locals a ride home or to town and the local children walking the road to and from school. Well, we did make it to the junction and back, a little more hot and sticky and dirty than when
we left but a great walk it was visiting with the locals. When the children got home from school the children wanted to ride bikes, like they do everyday when they get home, now that the bikes are fixed and they can ride them, thanks to Bibi Jean. Well, the yard is full of gravel, to keep down the mud situation when it rains, so learning to ride a bike on gravel is very difficult. Well, when Rehema led the way outside the gates of Karim to the du
sty neighborhood road, with one of the bikes, we ALL followed...even the toddlers! This was exciting for all the kids. The kids laughed and chased Rehema down the dirt road as she tried to ride a bike. She did great but got alot of giggles from the local ladies sitting on the side of the road, selling their goods. And of course, every few minut
es, we had to clear the kids off the road so the herds of cows, goats, donkeys and sometimes even the pigs, could get by. The odd Boda Boda would come flying by and the little ones would scream and run because they are so afraid of them! Then Cianna, a visitor from Lethbridge, and Mama Linda took a turn. What
fun that was, riding down the road with one child on the back, hanging on for dear life, and the others all running behind you, laughing and giggling and yelling "my turn, my turn". YES, it was a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!! :)
