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Day 6: New Year’s Day and Visiting Judith’s Family
Originally posted on January 13, 2019 on playbeautifulsoccer.net New Year‘s Day is a festive time in Kenya. In the town centers, children’s activities such as face painting and bouncy houses are set up to bring in glad tidings for the blessing of a new year, drawing those from near and far to participate in the joyous occasion. Along the street, people exclaim “Happy New Year!” as a greeting as you pass them on the street. For many in the Manyatta Slums, they will only have meat once per year (either on Christmas or New Years). We visited the family of one of the players in Davis and Sharon’s program, Judith.…