Wednesday, May 25
Nyeri
Today we drove to Nyeri which is in the Mount Kenya area. I had to wake up early to iron my clothes that were not fully dry. The bus was late which gave me time. We drove for about two and a half hours and then we arrived at the Wamai Family farm. The drive there was gorgeous, rolling hills and the climate changed to being a bit more cool. We arrived at very neat home that Wamai was so proud to tell us he grew up in. In the backyard there were tons of people preparing food. Wamai introduced us then took us inside the house to meet his mother. The house had three bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, and a bathroom
After we walked all around the land. We picked canes, avocados, macadamia nuts, guava, and many other fruits. When we got back they had a spread of mandazi, oranges, the best tasting bananas ever, and chai. We would be walking to a local health center that Wamai's mom attends. We made a couple of stops. The first was a cattle dip and the second we had a mini hike down a waterfall that had a cave that use to host Mau
Mau during the revolt. We took pictures at the bottom and top then left after a half hour. The walk to the health center from there was about 45 mins. Wamai grabbed my hand while he was walking I was jogging. He wanted to help me get to the front of the line instead of lagging behind.
At the entrance of the health center there was a sign that stated the rights of the patients as well as the fees for the different services. The name of the clinic was Ngorano Helath Center which is a level three clinic. As a head nurse Perpetua was knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions. On staff they have a Public Health Officer, seven Nurses, 2 Clinical Officers, and a Doctor. They provide many services for all ages. They have a comprehensive care center for HIV positive patients as well as they ensured that mothers saw them four times for antenatal care. I was impressed by the data information that they had in place. She even had a visual chart on the wall. They also had a maternity ward. I helped put a condom on a Mr. Woody and then helped the male nurse who was doing a coil insertion demo. Dr. Wamai decided to get tested...funny guy!
Charles and Ben came to pick us up just in time for dinner. Alizar helped to slaughter the goat. We then sat around and chatted while the food was finishing up. we got to know the rest of the family. They had Rice, stew, chicken, goat meat, mukimo, chapati , beans, and more. Of course I had a Stoney baridi with it. After dinner, I went inside to snuggle up beside Wamai's mom near the fireplace to look up the pictures. I spoke to his sisters Jen and Ann. I even discovered that Carlo is actually Wamai's niece. Outside was a bit chilly, I could even see my breath. When I got outside the group was singing, then Wamai's mom told a story of the woman who ruled the men, and then we did riddles. It was a cute bonfire. We said our Kwaherini and proceeded to our hotel. Carlo and I would be rooming together for the next couple days.
Settling in to watch my Naija movie. Good Night!
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