Today started off as usual; slow wake up and chaotic breakfast In the kitchen. After everyone was dressed and ready to work we met Dr. Marangi outside to start painting. We mixed the paint and learned some more vocabulary words about paint. We learned that the components of paint are water, oil, pigment, polymer, and resin, all of which are important to the quality of the paint. Afterwards we got to work painting a new section of wall that was on a different building. In the middle of painting we had our usual morning tea and had Dr. Marangi join us inside. Looking at our finished work at the end of the day it was evident that it had been our most productive day of work.
After we were finished painting we had another delicious lunch and then got ready to go into town. Gama, the head teacher, had agreed to be our guide and after meeting up with him we set off to town. As soon as we left the gates of the school we were being stared at like celebrities. The town of Nambale was small but full of people moving around and going about their business. There were some fruit stands selling pineapples and watermelon and we bought one of each. We strolled around town for a while, looking at all the people and the goods each shop offered. There were people on the street selling all kinds of street food that smelled so good and was very tempting to buy. There were women with fish sizzling in hot pans of oil, and kids selling twirly pieces of fried bread and samosas. We gave in and shared a bag of fried bread with Gama. They were delicious and we enjoyed them on our way back to the school.
Later that evening we had another delicious meal and played 12 rounds of Oh Heck before heading off to bed. In our debrief conversation at the end of the day we found a new inspiration and message for the documentary that we will be making and sharing with St. Mary's. We all became very excited about it and are looking forward to sharing it with everyone.
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