13th August

Church wasn't quite as we expected but we were both glad to have experienced it. They started off with some songs in Swahili, but we tried to join in as the words were shown on a screen at the front. The service went on for 3 hours and it became obvious just how strong the Christian faith is in Nakuru. Apparently 80% of Kenyans are Christians and the other 20% are Muslim, a world away from Britain where atheism is common.
After going into town in the afternoon, we decided to get a tuktuk back. Whilst in the vehicle, we realised that it is driven like a motorbike and so started to wonder if we were sat in a small box on the back of a motorbike! It surprised us that the tuktuk managed to get back to where we are staying because even in a car the journey is like an extremely bumpy rollercoaster ride.

The school this week is significantly decreased in pupils as one teacher explained to us that in Kenya, August is used for tribal gatherings. So for the next week or so many pupils with their parents will be going to take part in their mother tribe's rituals. It was actually quite pleasant having less children around because we weren't swarmed by them. We were able to play one-on-one with some children, Grace enjoyed having her hair braided by some of the girls and we both joined in with a game of football with the older boy pupils. It made us realise how long it's been since we've played any sport as after running the length of the school yard, we were both in need of some water.

A picture from the school yard, spot the Mzungu!