On Sunday we went to the Masai Market market to buy souvenirs and such and I got to use my bargaining skills!-- Well it was my first time ever bargaining, so I think I was pretty successful. So basically when I came into the shops the shopkeepers thought we were Muzungus (white people/ people from west), so obviously they would quadruple the price of EVERYTHING in the store. lol. But since I went to Mombasa before coming to Nairobi, I said that I just came from Mombasa and that they couldnt rip me off because I wasnt a tourist-- so that cut the price in half. lol And then I started reallllly bargaining-- having watched my mom bargain, I must say I have picked up a few tricks. I think my biggest accomplishment was bargaining the price of a necklace down from 5000 shillings to 600shillings!
After we went to the Masai market we went to a nearby theater and watched.... drum roll.... HARRRY POTTER! It was so good! The theaters here are so tiny compared to the HUGE ones in toronto, I think this theater had a max of 20 rows and the screen was pretty tiny, but the amazingness (yes I know thats not a word) of the movie made up for the tiny old theater, lol.
Its so interesting though how there is such a huge difference between the huge western mall that the theater was in and the slums! Its quite sad really! Makes me feel a guilty that I went and enjoyed a good movie whilst my friends in the slums were probably working hard fetching water from a bore hole or other such strenuous work... They seem like two completely differnt worlds! How could we have left these people to live in such conditions whilst we are enjoying our posh lives =/ I hope I never forget my trip and that I can help improve the lives of the people here!
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