And she's off! In a bit of a whirlwind, excited and a little nervous, Amisadai is heading off to Nairobi for the East Africa MSMUN (Model United Nations). Tim will take her at 3:25 in the morning tomorrow to get to the school bus on time. The school group plans to arrive in Nairobi before dark. She has been busy preparing her resolution which she will be pushing to pass as Ireland's ambassador. She was delighted to hear last week that her resolution on Improving Maternal Healthcare through Mobile and Smartphone Technology was passed to present!
It was one thing to do the research, prepare her speech and learn the MUN lingo ... and another thing entirely to get her wardrobe sorted! The week event calls for business attire which is completely non-existent in Amisadai's wardrobe! The girl does not even own a pair of proper shoes! So we roamed the clothes market, rummaging through heaps of old clothes on the ground to come up with some suitable outfits and a lovely pair of high heels! One amazing find was a pair of beautiful fully lined wool trousers. Bought for £1.80! So with those and a skirt, a couple of blouses and some lovely additions from our friend, Samantha, we then got busy with the needle and thread making the necessary alterations!
We may have succeeded with the clothes, but we failed completely on one count! We were looking for sheer tights and traipsed through numerous street stalls and dukas using every word under the sun! Tights, nylons, sheers, stockings, pantyhose, hosiery, and tried in Swahili "the socks worn on the whole legs." We chased numerous rabbit trails with eager anticipation, but the search was fruitless! But in the end, she found a friend with spares from America! To be honest, I think Amisadai will only have to wear them once and decide that tights are not such a good idea anyway! And I'm not sure that she will be able to walk in the high heels either!
I just wish I could be a fly on the wall when she takes the floor!
We sent out a newsletter to all our kind and generous supporters this week. It was long overdue which we are sorry about! We could not do what we do if it wasn't for you all standing with us! Thank you so very much! Here it is if you want to read an overview of what's cookin!
January 2018 Newsletter
It was one thing to do the research, prepare her speech and learn the MUN lingo ... and another thing entirely to get her wardrobe sorted! The week event calls for business attire which is completely non-existent in Amisadai's wardrobe! The girl does not even own a pair of proper shoes! So we roamed the clothes market, rummaging through heaps of old clothes on the ground to come up with some suitable outfits and a lovely pair of high heels! One amazing find was a pair of beautiful fully lined wool trousers. Bought for £1.80! So with those and a skirt, a couple of blouses and some lovely additions from our friend, Samantha, we then got busy with the needle and thread making the necessary alterations!
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We may have succeeded with the clothes, but we failed completely on one count! We were looking for sheer tights and traipsed through numerous street stalls and dukas using every word under the sun! Tights, nylons, sheers, stockings, pantyhose, hosiery, and tried in Swahili "the socks worn on the whole legs." We chased numerous rabbit trails with eager anticipation, but the search was fruitless! But in the end, she found a friend with spares from America! To be honest, I think Amisadai will only have to wear them once and decide that tights are not such a good idea anyway! And I'm not sure that she will be able to walk in the high heels either!
I just wish I could be a fly on the wall when she takes the floor!
We sent out a newsletter to all our kind and generous supporters this week. It was long overdue which we are sorry about! We could not do what we do if it wasn't for you all standing with us! Thank you so very much! Here it is if you want to read an overview of what's cookin!
January 2018 Newsletter
Josh says: 'Quite radical Amisadai!' Hope all goes well...very curious what the technology to improve maternal healthcare could be.
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Ha! All to do with smart phones/medical apps for tests and referrals and mobile phone community health education/communication. It's cool as it is so relevant!
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