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So yesterday was definetly a busy and adventurous day. The morning I just ran a few errands, one of which was making reservations at a hotel for when my parents come! =) Only 11 more days.. can't wait! A little after 11 I went to the post office and grabbed a Matatu to the ferry. I was going to Shika Adabu (on mainland Mombasa) where Lia was staying to go to a wedding yesterday and today. The matatu ride was only about 10-15 min. Getting on the ferry was really easy, but I felt kind of awkward. I was the only white and got lots and lots of stares. I also heard "Ona, Mzungu!" "look, a white!" quite a bit. Lia met me on the other side and after buying some water we grabbed a Matatu to Shika Adabu. (the other side of the ferry is pretty crazy with all the people, little shop stands and vehicles driving everywhere there's a little space) It's definetely a place where you have to watch your belongings really closely. My backpack was locked so nobody could unzip the pockets. The Matatu ride to the little village she had spent the week at wasn't too far.

Traditional Wedding ceremony and dancing in Shika Adabu ended with a night trip to the hospital

Rachel Buhr
2006-08-21 18:20:01

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So yesterday was definetly a busy and adventurous day. The morning I just ran a few errands, one of which was making reservations at a hotel for when my parents come! =) Only 11 more days.. can't wait! A little after 11 I went to the post office and grabbed a Matatu to the ferry. I was going to Shika Adabu (on mainland Mombasa) where Lia was staying to go to a wedding yesterday and today. The matatu ride was only about 10-15 min. Getting on the ferry was really easy, but I felt kind of awkward. I was the only white and got lots and lots of stares. I also heard "Ona, Mzungu!" "look, a white!" quite a bit. Lia met me on the other side and after buying some water we grabbed a Matatu to Shika Adabu. (the other side of the ferry is pretty crazy with all the people, little shop stands and vehicles driving everywhere there's a little space) It's definetely a place where you have to watch your belongings really closely. My backpack was locked so nobody could unzip the pockets. The Matatu ride to the little village she had spent the week at wasn't too far.

The afternoon was pretty relaxing and Lia and I just kicked back. She hadn't been feeling all that well the last few days, but was feeling better that morning. It was fun to have some girl talk. =) Been missing that. We were going to head over to the ceremony for the bride (even though the bride doesn't partake in the ceremony) that's traditionally the day before the wedding, but doesn't take place very often anymore. We were supposed to head over there at 1, but ended up having to wait several hours for the grandma.

Once we were there though it was great. The Kunywi (don't know if I spelled it correctly), which is a group of women that traditionally taught a woman for a month (and now just a week) before a wedding things about being a good wife including things about cooking, sex, keeping a household, etc. The Kunywi normally just dress in Kangas and ...