Furaha ya kuzaliwa, Rosemary!

ROSEMARY’S BIRTHDAY – July 20th

Today was Rosie’s birthday! Since all the teens were hanging out already, we sang happy birthday to her right at midnight. She also got sung happy birthday at least five other times, including once in Swahili, and even got a little cake for dessert. 

Today was definitely the most chill day we’ve had so far. We got to “sleep in” until 9, then we met up with new and old friends from Nzumari Africa at the hotel. Today the younger performers from Nzumari came to show us some dances and music, which we got to learn as well. After some team building games outside, we came back into the courtyard and they showed us the dances and even a song, which everyone participated in, much to Nik’s embarrassment. However, everyone else had an awesome time.

Before heading to the market, everyone had lunch at the hotel together. The bus to the market was really fun because everyone got to sit next to a friend from Nzumari and got to connect with them. There was also a long sing-a-long to the song we learned earlier. Once we got to the market, we got some souvenirs – most people got some jewellery and blankets. After some energetic bargaining, Ali got some swag shoes and earrings, Charlotte got a mini drum, and some people even got cool knives… lol jk 😉

We got back to the hotel in time for dinner and a quick group meeting and choir practice before everyone went off for girls night and guys night. 

Sending love,

Annabelle and Rosemary