Day34　ムェアの遊び方　Mwea

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ケニア1日目
The 1st day in Kenya

 1:20AM到着だったので空港で寝る
I arrived at 1:20 AM and slept on the bench at the airport.
大学の後輩のケニア人を訪ねにきた
I came here to visit my Kenyan friend who studied together in the university.

5:00AMに友達経由で頼んでおいた運転手さんが迎えにきてくれた
His friend came to pick me up at 5:00AM, but I was bit curious if he's friend of him.

正しい場所に連れて行ってくれるか不安だったけど2時間後無事にムエアに到着
There is no doubt that he took me to the right place after 2 hours of drive.

ちょうど朝ごはんの時間に到着すると
I just got his house at breakfast time.

奥さんがパンケーキ朝ごはんで迎えてくれた
His wife welcomed me with pancakes.
夫ケニア人、妻アルメニア人、息子ダブル国籍の3人家族家にお世話になりました
In this family, there is my friend (Kenyan), his wife (Armenian), and his son who has double nationalities.

ここはケニアの農業研究所で住まいも敷地内にあるから安心
His house is in the national agricultural institute and it's safe and comfortable.
朝食後、友人と出勤すると、数か月間の研究滞在している日本人学生さんに出会った
My friend and I went to the office and I met two Japanese students who are staying here for their research for a couple months.

研究所内の圃場を見せてもらいました。懐かしい。
They took me to the field to show their research.
お昼は家が研究所内なので一度帰宅して食べる
For lunch, since their house is in the institute, we went back home where his wife was waiting.

アルメニア料理とケニア料理
She served the food of Armenian and Kenyan.

そして私は今朝、空港であまり眠れなかったのでお昼寝
After lunch I took a nap since I couldn't sleep at the airport this morning.

夜ご飯は日本人も一緒にケニア料理屋さんへ
For dinner we went out in the Kenyan restaurant.

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