The families of the students at Alexia’s kindergarten were asked to wear traditional clothing for their cultural day event. What is traditional American clothing I wondered? Jeans and a t-shirt? A cowboy hat? Something with the American flag on it? I threw on a dress and called it a day. I hoped the pattern was vaguely Kenyan...but it was probably more Native American looking than anything. I suppose that counts as traditional American clothing?
The event was quite possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. All of the kindergarteners were dressed up in traditional Kenyan clothing and the day ended with a fashion show. I asked whether they were all dressed in clothing from a common tribe, but Ravena told me they were mixed. There are over 40 different tribes in Kenya! Rather than explain the event, I’ll let my photos speak for themselves:
The event was quite possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. All of the kindergarteners were dressed up in traditional Kenyan clothing and the day ended with a fashion show. I asked whether they were all dressed in clothing from a common tribe, but Ravena told me they were mixed. There are over 40 different tribes in Kenya! Rather than explain the event, I’ll let my photos speak for themselves:
As we were waiting to get our car out of the gridlock I danced in the parking lot to my new favorite song, Sawa Sawa Lé, playing over the speakers. Ravena said, “You’re more African than I realized!”