Tuesday, February 03, 2009

little alida

i still kind of feel sorry for little alida - that she is stuck with my weird name. considering few people in canada being able to say it properly, never mind spell it, i don't know what the future holds for this little girl in kenya! at least it kind of complies with swahili language in that every letter in the name is actually pronounced. that should make it easier!

i was able to visit alidajoy and her family in november. the home is filled with girls and loving parents - bless her father, he has to put up with alot of estrogen!



she takes awhile to warm up to strangers...


... but is pretty darn cute when she starts smiling :-)


the house is packed with girls - 3 sisters, a cousin, mom
the girls referred to me as mzungu alida (white alida)
and her as mkenya alida (kenyan alida)

the big, happy family.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Only feel sorry for her if her big mean older brother starts to call her 'Alida the Weed'...we were jerks. What a legacy you are leaving in Kenya though!!!

Nancy on mission said...

How hard was it to start over and leave this life. I have lost track of your journey and sorry for that. If you come this way let me know I would love to here all about it. What are you up to in Vancouver.
Working , volunteering .
I will take some time to read this blog in length very soon.
Nancy