Karibuni
Peace Corps Kenya (1983-85)
Uma and David served
as secondary school teachers in the rural western highlands of Kenya at
Sochoi Secondary School. It was one of the most, if not the most,
rewarding experiences in our lives. Each day brought with it new experiences
related to our environment, our work, and our students. Not one day went
passed without something interesting happening. Most of the time it was
something funny, but sometimes sad.
One of our more memorable
experiences was the time when we were trying to get a trapped baby bird
out of our bath house and as we pondered what to do our cat rushed in and
killed the poor thing. Uma screamed and within 5 minutes our students were
at our door step to find out if David had been beating her. The honesty
was refreshing. In our society we would have been too uncomfortable to go
ask what was happening. Our students told us when we looked fat or when
we had cobwebs in our house. They also told us many positive things also
with the same refreshing honesty.
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