The Laws of Kenya

I've received all sorts of axioms and advice from the various faculty and nationals here.

• Don't squish bugs; flick them.
• Be careful when taking pictures of people. A Maasai could be insulted and/or demand payment.
• Don't stop the car if you hit a pedestrian (you could be mobbed)
• Toilet paper is valuable.
• Never eat Kenyan cornflakes with warm milk (unless you like the taste of cat food).

Weirdioms of Kenya:

• All of the electrical outlets have on/off switches.
• Many of the nationals respond, "I'm fine" to a "Hello!" 
• The salad dressing tastes like lemon with a bit of oil added. Woo-eeee! 
• The country is fluorescent. Incandescent bulbs are few and far between.
• Toads seem to be much more lively here. 
• SPEED BUMP! ...every 6 feet.

Random happenings:

• The Maxwell Handshake is one of the most fun introductions ever invented.
• The Maxwell Hug isn't worth it.
• I had haystacks (made with bland potato chips rather than Fritos) dumped on my foot.
• I refereed a volleyball game after cramming all day to learn the rules. What a poser. 
• A baby gecko – about 2 inches long – was visiting with Cassie and I in our apartment before it dropped its tail on my laptop. It is now approximately 1.25" long.

Other tidbits:

• Maxwell's well water is safe to drink! Woohoo. And we even have a water-tastes-good filter in our apartment.
• Shower = hot water! Provided we turn the water heater on before we shower. And the shower head is amazing! Way more water than any other dorm I've lived in.
• THORNS. They are everywhere. Bushes, grass, feet, fingers, everywhere. Always wear shoes. Thick shoes. Maybe even steel-plated, kevlar-coated shoes.