May 18, 2015

    Here's Carson's letter/chat today...

Hey mom 

Ya i m doing good 

all is well no compliants 

Best things this week is a got my packages and phoning home. 

Worst thing is my companion is making me stress and these nyabos are making me stress kabisa

funnest was at church me and my comp were some how arguing (having fun) and we got nose to nose and all the members thought we were going to drop the gloves but it was fun anyways.

Ya Overall this week has been good 

But i have been sick kidogo today and yesterday i somehow feel ok right now (Maybe that is because Janae wrote to me) 

But ya all is well hope your doing good

Have fun at the wedding and all that

Love you lots Carson

Hi Carson.  Kaylee just got home an hour ago.  She made pizza and it smelled so good that I got up and had a slice.  We've been chatting about her Martin's Cove experience.  She was a total team hard core pioneer woman!!!  Too fun!

What package did you get?  How many?  What was in them?  Did you like them?

We loved talking to you this week.  Thanks again for the call!

What is nyabos?  Hopefully it's not girl trouble again!

No fighting with the companion!

What kind of sick?  Fever? Vomiting? What else?  I hope you feel better.  Ohhhhh....Janae......  How is she doing over in Japan?  I haven't heard from her at all.

So happy to hear from you today.  How's the weather?  How's the bike riding today?

Hey thats awesome 

We got the easter ones. 

about 3 of them

Kabisa napenda sana mzangu alisema asante sana

don't worry all is well

Just a fever i took some ivprofen and i m good now but some how loope right now

she said she is doing good with her ipad.

for the last 4 months neither have i

It is nice today but yesterday it was very rainy it sucked but we are taking piki piki now adays so it is a little faster

Kaylee was standing right next to me and apparently she hates when Carson writes in Swahili...so she had something to say to him about that.....

KAYLEE WANTS ENGLISH PLEASE!!!!!  I DONT UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!!!!  NO COMPRENDAE!!

And back to me.....  

Hi.  Mom here again.  That's good that the easter ones got there.  Hopefully the others get there too.  Ummm.....not sure why the swahili says.
Glad to hear you're a bit better.  But the loopiness is worrisome.  

That would be fun to have an iPad.

What is a piki pike?

Translating......

Alot we loved it my companion said thank you
a motorbike

Huh?  Tell your companion he's welcome!  So you get to ride a motorbike now?  Whaaaat?  Is it a big beefed up Harley?  Hope you get some pictures of it.  so now instead of taking two days to get to Kitale...you just take a motorbike?

no it is just a normal bike but we are just riding and pres doesn't know but that is how it is this side.

It still takes two days but atleast it is a little faster

Ummmm....so if the pres doesn't know about it....does that make it ok?  Hopefully he'll be ok with it?

Do you just have one motorbike and have to double?

You still haven't told me about the nyabos issue.  Hmmm... and I can't get the translating thing to work.  What are you trying to say?

oh ya it is fine kabisa.

ya we have to double on one motorcycle
Don't worry what i meant is Janae and those funny nyabos back home

So who gets to drive the bike?

Who is the funny nyabo back home that's bugging you?  Are they writing you weird stuff?  What are they telling you? Or is that something you can't tell your mom.

just the piki piki driver 

no it s just all is well just think about home to much but all is well

Ok now I'm really confused.  I think you need to put some more details in your letters so I can understand.  Either that or I'm still asleep.  It is only 4:42 right now.  So now there's a third person on your motorbike?  What?  Are you riding a regular bike or is it something that you rent and there's a sidecar or what??

Well stop thinking about home.  It will happen soon enough and you'll be wishing you were back there cause you have things left to do.  So just do the job you are there to do now and home will take care of itself.  (Is that a good enough lecture or do you need me to go on?)

I luv ya Carson.  

No it is just a regular bike. and these piki pikis are public so guys are driving around piking people up and taking them around so us we just jump on and pay him when we arrive.

Ya thanks mom

So there's three of you on a bike.  How much does that cost to take?

yes that cost around 100 kWh to 140

What's that in Canadian?  Do they take you from Mautuma to Kitale for that?  How long is the ride?

me i don't know... what is the exchange rate. WE do This we ride our pedal bikes to Natiri (Stay the night there) and because the other guys bikes are broken we take a motorbike to Sikendu (A bus station) Where we take a bus to kitale

TOO LONG

Ok...I think I got it now.  Sorry for all the questions. You should have just said all that in the first place!  Hahahahah! 

So what are your big plans for the day?  Just going back home? How much does the bus ride cost?

Long pause...................................

Well, looks like you might be gone.   Think I'll go back to bed for maybe an extra hour nap before I have to get ready for Utah!  Love you lots Carson and hope you have a great week.  Thanks for chatting with me.  Love you so much.  And so proud of all you are doing.  Keep up the good work!

hahah nothing really just relaxing and preparing for ddm
100 again

oh ya hahah good luck down there eh

Oh...there you are.  Thanks for the good luck wishes.  I'll need them!  Hope you have a great week.  Luv ya!

yup yup yup

Ken's letter.....

Hey dad 

YA all is going well this side. It sounds like you are just having an adventure over that side.

As for me ya all is well here. Ya here we have alot of downhill and up hill so some days it gets really interesting but it is alot of fun still. ya here in the bush It is mostly kiswahili or other tribal language but ya all is well over here no complaints except it rained on us alot but all is well.

hey miss ya lots hope you have a good week

Carson