Merry Christmas!

Christmas isn't as big of a deal in Kenya as it is in North America. Many people keep their shops open and there are very, very few decorations. I've seen a tree and a santa in a mall in Nairobi but that is it. In my town there is absolutely no sign that it is Christmas.

But not being people to give up easily, several of the volunteers have gotten together to celebrate at one of the volunteer's apartments in Nairobi. We decorated our little Charlie Brown Christmas tree with bracelets, key chains, and earrings and it actually looks quite festive :) We went to the big Nakumat and got all kinds of special foods (cheese, wine, asparagus, salad lettuce, etc) and made a delicious dinner. Our host even has a toaster oven so she made us brownies! This is a real treat as none of us have ovens.

We did a white elephant give exchange and I went first, got a great present...and got to keep it! I don't know if the volunteers are too nice or didn't really understand the cutthroat concept of a Koening white elephant exchange. Oh well :)

Merry Christmas to everyone!