This is a map of Brendah's town. First I flew to Entebbe national airport in Uganda then I drove to Mukono. It took me about an hour to drive to Mukono, so it wasn't too bad.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Kiva: my week with Brendah
Day 1:
When I got out of the hour long car ride the first thing I noticed was a tall woman she introduced herself as Brendah, she spoke broken english. She showed me her store, it was small and the paint was peeling but it was very cute. She sold baking stuff like eggs and sugar on small tables and had homemade signs with word I could not read.
When I got out of the hour long car ride the first thing I noticed was a tall woman she introduced herself as Brendah, she spoke broken english. She showed me her store, it was small and the paint was peeling but it was very cute. She sold baking stuff like eggs and sugar on small tables and had homemade signs with word I could not read.
After that she showed me my bed, a old medal bed with a single blanket. "Thank you" I told her.
Day 2:
When we woke up she showed me how to run the store. When a customer bought something I would have to give them change, she she taught me what change each customer needed. Also she taught me where everything was, the spices, the flour and the salts. By the end of the day I could run the shop like any other employee.
Day 3:
In the morning she showed me the other stores of people and introduced me to the store owners. None of them were kiva people but all very nice. She introduced me to about 10 store owners. Some that stood out were a woman's fruit stand that sold amazing tropical fruit and fruit juice. Another was a man's farm. Last was a woman's ice cream shop. For dinner the last shop she showed me sold dinner, fish and chips.
Day 4: On the fourth day we went to the grocery store for more stuff for her store, she mostly needed the stuff that it said on her kiva page, milk, eggs sugar and flour. It was so cool knowing that the money she was spending was the money I funded her through kiva. For lunch we had more fish and chips and then we took the stuff back to the store and sold stuff
Day 5: On my last day we got up early to watch the sunset and then I had to leave she said "maybe one day you will open your own shop" in broken english "just remember what I taught you" I just smiled and waved bye, because one day I may open up my own shop.
Kiva:Meet Brendah
This is Brendah. She is an 18 year old who wants a loan for her food store. I supported her because she is young and so that she can buy sugar milk and eggs and I like sugar.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Kiva: Language and currency
- Hi – Ki Kati
- Good morning (literally, How was your night?) – Wasuze otya?
- Good afternoon or Good evening (literally, How was your day?) – Osiibye otya?
- How are you? – Oli Otya
- I am ok – Gyendi
- My name is… – Nze…
- Goodbye (to one person) – Weeraba
- Goodbye (to more than one person) – Mweraba
- Please – Mwattu
- Thank you – Weebale
- Sir – Ssebo
- Madam - Nnyabo
- Excuse me (to get someone’s attention) – Owange
- Ok – Kale
- No thanks – Nedda
- I don’t know – Simanyi
- How much money is it? – Ssente mmekka?
- Do you speak English? – Omanyi luzungu?
- I understand – Ntegeera
- I do not understand – Sitegeera
- I want – Njagala
5 US Dollar equals
12550.00 Ugandan Shilling
10 US Dollar equals
25100.00 Ugandan Shilling
20 US Dollar equals
50200.00 Ugandan Shilling
100 US Dollar equals
251000.00 Ugandan Shilling
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Wadjda: My Visit With Wadjda
Day 1
I stepped off of the plane and got ambushed with extreme heat and dry sand. I walked up to Wadjda and introduced myself and she showed me around her house. It was small, but very cute, next she showed me her kitchen. After that we had dinner on the floor, rice, nan, spicy sauce and smoothies to stop the extreme spiciness of the sauce. My bed was a small cot in the corner.
Day 2
In the morning we had oatmeal and then we went off to school. The school was a small and worn out building where all of the girls wore black scarfs. After school we went back to her house where we did homework and after that we had dinner and went to bed.
Day 3
We woke up early, 6:00 and we went down to the little shops lining the street. After that she introduced me to some of her friends. Next we went straight to school. On the way back we walked home with Abdula.
Day 4
When morning came we rode our bikes all around her town. We saw buildings being built, store owners selling and boys biking too, but no girls. Some people looked a little surprised that two girls were riding bikes, but we didn't care.
Day 5
On my last day there I packed my bags and left on the big airplane. On the way back to California I thought back on the trip and how much I loved it but I was glad to be going back home now.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Wadjda: The Film
This is the film Wadjda. It's about a little girl in Saudi Arabia who wants a bike, but in Saudi Arabia bikes are only for boys.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Wadjda: language and currency
1.00 SAR = 0.266621 USD
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| 10.00 USD | = | 37.5035 SAR |
| 50.00 USD | = | 187.517 SAR |
75.0070 SAR = 20.00 USD
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Today
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Il-yawm
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Tomorrow
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Bu-kra
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Water
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Mo-ya
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Well (good)
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Tay-yib, Bi-khair
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When?
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Ma-ta?
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Where is ..?
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Ein-a/fain../wain
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Yesterday
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Ams/ al Ba-ri-ha
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Do you speak English
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Tatakallum Ingleezi?
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yes Na’am/ai-wa
no La
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Mobilize me: My week with Royce
Day 1) "Wow" I thought, I had just arrived and I had never been anywhere like this before. It was barren, except for the trees that were there were on the horizon and a few small huts nearby. I wanted to see everything there was to be seen but it was already late so she showed me my bed, a blanket on the ground.
Day 2) She showed me the markets and introduced me to some of her friends and then we had lunch, a bowl of this oatmealy stuff. The food there was so different from what we eat. After lunch we played soccer with the village kids and an old semi-deflated ball. The kids beat us so badly but it was super fun.
Day 3) We went off to the market were there was a lot of small cute shops. I was surprised with how many people Royce knew. After lunch Royce had to go treat some patients, she had 5 patients and she rode her bike to all of their houses or hospitals.
Day 4) When we woke up she had some early-in-the-morning patients and after that we went to meet her friends. A lot of them did not have bikes, but most of them had stores.
Day 5) On my last day she visited one patient and them I packed up my stuff, said good bye and left.
Day 2) She showed me the markets and introduced me to some of her friends and then we had lunch, a bowl of this oatmealy stuff. The food there was so different from what we eat. After lunch we played soccer with the village kids and an old semi-deflated ball. The kids beat us so badly but it was super fun.
Day 3) We went off to the market were there was a lot of small cute shops. I was surprised with how many people Royce knew. After lunch Royce had to go treat some patients, she had 5 patients and she rode her bike to all of their houses or hospitals.
Day 4) When we woke up she had some early-in-the-morning patients and after that we went to meet her friends. A lot of them did not have bikes, but most of them had stores.
Day 5) On my last day she visited one patient and them I packed up my stuff, said good bye and left.
Mobilize me: the film
Royce is a caretaker in Zambia. Before owning a bicycle, Royce would walk 7km a day to visit her four patients. Now, she can visit 18 patients in a single day.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Mobilize Me: Zambia Language & Currency
“How is your day going?” = Mwatandala shani? or “Mwabomba shani?”
“I love you” can be translated as “Nalikutemwa (singular) / Nalimutemwa (plural)“
- Father = Tata
- Mother = Mayo
- “Welcome to Zambia!” = “Mwaiseni ku Zambia!
- “You are welcome” = Awe, cilifye, mukwai (“No, It’s ok”)
- “He is sick” = Mûlwele (s), Bâlwele (pl.)
No Awe/ ala/ iyô How are you? Mulishani? What is your name? Ishina lyenu nimwe bani? My name is Ishina lyandi nine Goodbye (I'm going) Naya - $1 = 5.50500 ZMW
- $5 = 27.5250 ZMW
- $10 = 55.0500 ZMW
- $20 = 110.100 ZMW
- $100 = 550.500 ZMW
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| A Zimbabwe 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 1 |
Mobilize Me: Chibombo District, Zambia
Royce lives in Chibombo District, Zambia, it's dry with very little trees there.
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