Busia Town

 So, after Nairobi I moved to Busia Town, where Paula's organization is based. To get to Busia you have to take a 45 mins flight from Nairobi to Kisumu and from there take either a car w/ driver or a bus and endure 21/2 hours of painful half paved road/ dirt roads. Once gotten to Busia I quickly understood what to expect of the place....ONE main road, kind of paved, and everything that goes on is on the sides of the road. Mostly some basic shops, limited to "butchery", dukas- a general little store that has basics such as
milk,eggs and candies ;), vegetables stands(called veggie mammas), bicycle repairman, lady cooking corn on coal, "barbershops" and so on, you get the picture.

Our house is in a compound off the main road, so on a dirt road. After it rains it becomes muddy and full of puddles everywhere and walking without getting mud on your shoes will be a challenge.The house is better than I expected from a rural area,even if sometimes a cockroach will run around...I have also started a little gardening project with the seeds that I brought from Italy, namely ; Lettuce,tomatoes,spinach and also have been able to plant some local melon seeds! It was the first time working the land and thanks to George(the guard of the compound) I have learned how to prepare the land, plant and grow! I will keep updates on the project.

In Buisa most of the people are very friendly and you can talk with anyone on the streets. This is maybe due  to the fact that nonone is really in a hurry, as they all  seem to be waiting and laying around... When walking from the house to Paula's office, I always get surrounded by kids yelling "Habari",or a continuous How are you, Howareyouhowareyouhowareyou!!! They won't stop untill you answer them! On the other hand some just watch you in aw and stare at you with their big eyes. In Busia walking around at night is not very easy as there are no street lights, but on the up side you can see the beauty of the stars and the sky! The food is very simple,a normal meal at lunch would be:  Ugali ( a mass of maize), chicken, beans and either tomato with onions, or sukuma, a strange bitter green local vegetable.Most of the food is cooked with a GIKO, as you can see in the picture is like a stove that works on charcoal.