African Time and Mzungu Tax

My patience and bargaining skills are going to be superb by the time I return home. Today Shawna, Jaime and I had our first real business meeting scheduled for 10:00am and as we were walking out the door at 10:05am we were worrying about being late, but Patrick and Luke reassured us and said that the locals will tease us if we are on time. A 10:00am meeting really means 10:30 or 11:00, so I am slowly learning the pace here.

I've also learned that anytime there is an exchange of money, whether it be a ride on a boda boda or buying something in the market a what i like to call "mzungu tax" is placed on the item. SO there is much bargaining to be done, or if you want to make things slightly easier just bring a local with you! But the bargaining is actually kinda fun because it always ends in laughter.

Here are some pictures of our house:
my room looks messy. . .