The Mombasa Show.
The Mombasa Show.
Finally
Friday morning was here. The highly anticipated event the kids had been
repetitively questioning. “Madam, who is going to the show, when, how, what?” So
it was now that all their questions were answered. Mr Mutunga the head teacher, the extremely
excited gardener Carlos and volunteers accompanied them.
way to describe it is, a show case of Kenya even the president visits every year.
Although
the kids faces remained calm I could tell that behind these masks they were
overjoyed with excitement and curiosity.
The show reminded me of a fair with lots of stalls promoting and
advertising their products.. There were hundreds of tents and stalls, most of
the government departments had a stand showing how they have evolved over the
years. One of the main attractions that the children loved was the “culture
tent “displaying all the different traditional artifacts tribes make for
varying celebrations and lifestyles. The students also got to sample “western”
games such as video arcades and basketball games.
The Children
were delighted. It was weird seeing these games in an African setting and the
volunteers seem to love that the children could experience a normal part of their
world. There was also (not so politically correct) “freak show” featuring “The shortest
women in the world” a “Mermaid” and a “floating head” (a man under a table with
his head sticking out). ,
I really enjoyed watching the kid’s minds tick.
So after a long day we all
headed back to school with smiles and ice-cream.
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| Students from Precious plus Madam Leigh and Carlos |
By Leigh Purdie
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