The Way 🇰🇪

So my Uncle, dad’s last born in their family lives at home with family. He is partially impaired, effects of the great drought in the sixties when he was conceived. So I had missed home and decided to go pay a Visit. My uncle has this thing he does, when he misses me, he wears my high school sweater. So I got home nikampata ameivaa. I was so touched. Kumsalimia, aliniangalia akanipita. I followed him to the room, he is like a foot shorter than I am. When I got there, nikamsalimia tena, nikamwambia, Uncle, ni Mimi Ken. His face just lit up like a Christmas tree. He got off the bed and came and hugged me so tight. He cried on my chest. I cried too. I don’t care what you think. Then he went on this endless list of people waliotuma salamu and I just sat with him and listened. I live for such moments in this life. This is what makes me feel alive. Family.