Yes, We Have No Bananas

Thursdays at 9, we have staff meetings at Angel House. We spend time with the kids if it's an afternoon school day, and then I teach English to the staff at 1. Usually, I take a bottle of water and a couple of bananas with me, since lunch can come well into the afternoon on some days.
This morning, we were out of bananas, and by 1 o'clock my stomach was rumbling. I gave William 1000 shilings ($1) and asked him to buy some bananas. He brought back about a dozen!
I couldn't eat in front of my students, and I had to thank William, so I started handing out bananas.
On the way home, I passed a woman selling things in a small shack. I pass her at least twice most days on my trips between the mission house and the orphanage. Today, she motioned for me to sit with her. Having eaten the banana, I wasn no longer hungry so I sat.
The woman was thrilled, and her 3 children joined us. I showed them my Swahili notes, and we practiced together. I gave each child a banana when we got to the word 'tumbili,' and I mimiced a monkey. We had a good laugh. I can't remember a time when I got so much pleasure out of $1.
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T