"Did you enjoy the ride?"

It hasn’t even been three days since my last blog post but I had an experience yesterday morning that I would like to share with all of you.

Yesterday morning, Ibra and I were sent on a mission to scope out Kiamunyi Secondary School for additional teaching spaces. Kiamunyi is our fifth and final school (sadly). The interesting thing about Kiamunyi is that it is the closet school we have taught at (approximately 15 minutes from our house) and there are only three forms (1, 2 & 3) at this school. It is a relatively new school as it opened three years ago. As it is a new school it is relatively small with limited teaching spaces. At each school previous to Kiamunyi we have been privileged enough to have at least six teaching spaces. That way we can teach in smaller groups of students and with two or three trainers.

The most interesting aspect of our mission is how we got to Kiamunyi.

By bike…motorbike that is (we also walked quite a distance and used a public matatu…yes it was a grand adventure!).

I have only ever been on a motorbike once before and I wouldn’t even consider that a pleasant experience.

Many factors contributed to my nervousness. First of all, there was nothing to hold on to other than the handles behind my seat AND the speed bumps along the way did nothing to settle my stomach. Second of all, the bike squeezing between a matatu and oncoming traffic was terrifying. That is scary enough when sitting in a matatu…but on a bike, all I could do to comfort myself was close my eyes and hold on tighter. Thank goodness we had helmets.

I must say that by the time I hoped off the bike at the entrance to Kiamunyi Secondary School, my hands were bright red and coated in sweat from holding on so tightly.

I was much more comfortable on the ride home (which is surprising consider we were driving up dirt roads rather than driving along flat, paved roads with the occasional speed bump). I was even “adventurous” enough to loosen my grip of death and adjust my helmet.

Till next time.
Kwaheri.

d.r.e <3