First impressions

Daniel Bondt is experiencing his first visit to Kenya. Daniel has traveled many other places in the world but this is his first time in Kenya. Daniel is a semi-retired dairy farmer from Kingston.

Although he has only been here a few days, he has some first impressions.

He is so impressed with how well dressed the people are that he meets in Embu. He also commented on how polite they are; he has been taking early morning walks and people always greet him. He has also been to two farms and has noticed how everyone greets him.

He noted that many people speak English- he had not expected that so many people would speak English.

He too has noticed how green the crops are as a result of the recent rainfall.

He has observed that people are very industrious- particularly with the limited tools they have to work with.

He has seen so many young people in Embu town- both boys and girls.

Daniel went to church this morning (Sunday) with the Secretary of the Embu Dairy and he visited the nearby KARI research station dairy barn early this morning before breakfast where he helped the workers to milk the cows by hand. Daniel, Teresa and Ken went to the Secretary’s home today for lunch