What a fabulous week. Got a kitty, had a productive meeting in the village, and I got a group of kids to actually call me Katie instead of Mzungu! Yey!
On Sunday I went to a fellow PCV's site in Tukuyu about an hour away from my site in Kimondo to pick up a kitten. He only had one left to give away and I'm pretty sure that she's the best one. She's so cute. I named her Penny Lane. Its nice to have a little company now. She gets a bit ferocious from time to time, my hands are definately suffering from that, but she's sweet too and likes to sleep on top of me. Everytime I want to roll over I have to try to gently move her off of me, but whatever position I end up in, she climbs right back up on me.
Yesterday I had a meeting with about 25 villagers and we actually got things accomplished. We planned meeting times for a nutrition/recipe class, the community garden/orchard that we will be planting soon, a village credit union and an adult English class! Yey, finally something to do. I have started teaching English to Standard 7 kids last week and that's going ok. They're coming along veryyyy slooooooowly. It gets a little frustrating, but I think it will pay off. (side note: I saw one of the students using a black erasable pen in class the other day and inwardly I was like HEY THAT's MINE!, but I decided to let it slide. How big of me right?)
And as a bonus, this morning, on my way into town, the gang of little kids in Igoma that always chant "Mzungu! Mzungu!" (Mzungu is a Swahili term for a white or foreign person) when I ride by on my bike actually said "Shikamoo, Katie." (Shikamoo is a respectful way to great people older than you). They actually remembered my name and used it! I'm not sure if this will last, but hey, its a start!
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