Hi everyone! Well, we arrived safely in the town of Naivasha at about 5 pm this evening. It was another great day of riding, getting to know the Kenyan team, and meeting folks along the way. We visited two secondary boy's schools, as well as stopped along the highway at a busy market area, and held a meeting, complete with dancing! Yes, even a few of us muzungu (white people...not sure if that is spelled correctly) danced! Quite fun. We even spotted our first giraffes of the trip.
Today we had some great interactions at the schools, with tough but excellent questions about peace and AIDS. One young man said, "Not long ago a group of Ethiopian people came to a village not far away and killed a lot of people. What are you going to do to tell the Ethiopian people to not kill Kenyans?" His second question was, "You tell us to abstain, to "chill", and to focus on our studies and not on sex, but what about those women who dress provocatively and 'invite' sex?" Wow. Pretty loaded questions. Kate Mansfield, MCC Kenya's Peace Coordinator, handled them well, and talked about the peace work also happening in Ethiopia, and how important it is for everyone to do their part. She also emphasized that each person needs to take responsibility for their own actions, and not put blame on others for decisions that we might make. Chill. A message to the youth to abstain, to focus on their studies, to focus on their future, the future of their communities and of Kenya.
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